Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart6.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€106,244M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$114,962M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€2,8772024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$3,1132024GDP per capita [+]
34,6942024Debt (M.€.) [+]
37,5412024Debt ($M) [+]
32.66%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€9402024Debt Per Capita [+]
$1,0172024Debt Per Capita [+]
-2,5182024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-2,7252024Deficit ($M) [+]
-2.37%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
29,316.42024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
31,722.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
5,193.42023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
5,617.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart22.07%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart2,232.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart2,422.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
7.90%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
1,424.12018Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,682.62018Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
11.06%2018Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
27.59%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€7942024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$8592024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€1442023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$1562023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€632023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$682023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€442018Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$522018Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
BB11/21/2025S&P Rating [+]
BB-04/10/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart332023Corruption Index [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart64.82024Fragile States Index [+]
129º2024RTI Raking [+]
83º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
$85.02024NMW [+]
€76.92024NMW [+]
Markets
14,495.300002/14/2026Euro / Uzbekistan som [+]
12,220.980002/14/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
8.97%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
7.2%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
Money Market
14.00%03/17/2023Key rates [+]
Business
69º2020Doing Business [+]
146,456December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
5.43December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
425,8762023Motor vehicle production [+]
Trade
6,748,5122019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€17,783.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$19,229.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart18.74%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€32,900.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$35,574.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart34.67%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-15,116.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-16,736.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-15.93%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023219chart822024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart60º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
2,838.72017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart3.43%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart5.98%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart26.47‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart1,123.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart6.21‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart3.502023Fertility Rate [+]
8.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart36,926,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart1,162,0072020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart2,027,8232020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7272022HDI [+]
108º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart72.392023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart2,7932015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart9.002015Suicide rate [+]
4792021Number of homicides [+]
1.402021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart4.012023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
312024Annual crude oil production [+]
594.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart75,7532023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart76,2522023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20260chart1,01601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20260chart175,15801/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
18,451,78012/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20260chart27.5101/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
83,937,95012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN