Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart4.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€24,330M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$26,326M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€1,1512024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$1,2462024GDP per capita [+]
27,9652024Debt (M.€.) [+]
30,2602024Debt ($M) [+]
114.94%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€1,3232024Debt Per Capita [+]
$1,4322024Debt Per Capita [+]
-8082024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-8742024Deficit ($M) [+]
-3.32%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
6,198.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
6,707.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
1,038.72023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
1,123.52023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart14.51%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart620.32023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart671.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
8.89%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
332.22023Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
359.32023Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
4.69%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
25.48%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€2932024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$3172024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€512023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$552023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€302023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$322023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€162023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$172023Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
CCC+11/21/2025S&P Rating [+]
RD11/18/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart372023Corruption Index [+]
120º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart81.22024Fragile States Index [+]
73º2024RTI Raking [+]
116º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.4%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
361K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
$0.12024NMW [+]
€0.12024NMW [+]
80º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
27.148212/16/2025Euro / Zambian kwacha [+]
23.051812/16/2025US Dollar exchange rate [+]
67.60%12/15/2025Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Money Market
14.25%11/12/2025Key rates [+]
Business
85º2020Doing Business [+]
1,094December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
0.18December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
22.772015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
16.2%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
16.00%01/01/2008Standard VAT [+]
37.5%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
554,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€9,646.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$10,431.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart37.83%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€9,364.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$10,125.5M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart36.73%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€282.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$328.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart1.11%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
90º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart282024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart57º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
42.22017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart0.99%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart1.06%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart33.08‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart20.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart5.21‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart4.102023Fertility Rate [+]
60.0%2022% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart21,135,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart187,9552020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart200,7002020Emigrant stock [+]
0.5692022HDI [+]
92º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart66.352023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart1,0382015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart6.392015Suicide rate [+]
8532015Number of homicides [+]
5.202015Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart0.402023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart14,3992023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart19,4482023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/20250chart4,07811/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/20250chart349,89211/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
9,213,80205/22/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/20250chart192.9511/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
13,615,70712/31/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN