Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart1.5%2022GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€22,331M2022Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$23,534M2022Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€5842022GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$6162022GDP per capita [+]
12,5232024Debt (M.€.) [+]
13,5502024Debt ($M) [+]
70.94%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€3092024Debt Per Capita [+]
$3342024Debt Per Capita [+]
-4372024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-4732024Deficit ($M) [+]
-2.48%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
1,573.02024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,702.12024Expenditure ($M) [+]
1,504.82012Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,934.62012Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart15.09%2012Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart147.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart158.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
6.96%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
1,290.52014Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,714.82014Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
14.28%2014Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
8.91%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€392024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$422024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€532012Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$682012Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€42023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$42023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€432014Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$572014Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart162023Corruption Index [+]
140º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart106.62024Fragile States Index [+]
33º2024RTI Raking [+]
128º2022Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
13.1%2014Q4Unemployment rate [+]
604K2014Q4Unemployed [+]
130º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Business
187º2020Doing Business [+]
552December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
0.03December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
32.092015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
5.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
15.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
366,7002015Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€231.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$250.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart2.94%2022Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€4,671.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$5,051.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart22.44%2022Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-4,439.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-4,805.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-19.51%2022Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024220chart772024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart163º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
3,350.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart1.07%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart3.60%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart35.21‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart62.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart4.79‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart4.592023Fertility Rate [+]
48.6%2014% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202426,498,823chart40,583,1642024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart387,1132020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,301,1662020Emigrant stock [+]
0.4242022HDI [+]
155º2021Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart69.302023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart2,2042015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart7.072015Suicide rate [+]
1,7032013Number of homicides [+]
5.812013Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart0.342023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
152024Annual crude oil production [+]
3,000.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart2,5792023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart3,0652023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20250chart2,15912/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20250chart11,94512/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
807,05712/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20250chart53.2012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
1,298,65412/10/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN