Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.7%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€98,833Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$106,943Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€18,538chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$20,059chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202435,100
Debt ($M) [+]202437,980
Debt (%GDP) [+]202435.52%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€6,584
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$7,124
Deficit (M.€) [+]20243,269
Deficit ($M) [+]20243,537
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20243.31%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202428,360.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]202430,687.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20224,483.5
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20224,815.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.18%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20232,917.2chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20233,154.4chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.84%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,528.9
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20245,982.6
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202420.13%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202428.70%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€5,320
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$5,756
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€909
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$958
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€578chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$625chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,037
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,122
Moody's Rating [+]07/10/2025Baa3
S&P Rating [+]09/27/2024BBB-
Fitch Rating [+]08/15/2022BB
Corruption Index [+]202343chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201953º
Fragile States Index [+]202447.4chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202474º
Labour
NMW [+]2024$845.3
NMW [+]2024€766.8
Markets
Euro / Omani Rials [+]02/12/20260.4566
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/12/20260.3845
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/23/20250%
Business
Doing Business [+]202068º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201949,924
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201913.75
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015235.63
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,059,000
Exports [+]2023€58,019.1Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$62,736.0Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202359.26%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€33,646.5Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$36,382.0Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.37%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€24,372.5Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$26,354.0Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202324.89%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202417chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202437ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201740.4
% Immigrant [+]202053.38%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.56%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202316.85‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20174,486.2chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20231.90‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.53chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]20245,331,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,372,836chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202025,099chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.819
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024136º
Life expectancy [+]202380.03chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015250chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20156.01chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20237
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.14
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202317.11chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024993
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20215,373.0
Consumption GWh [+]202340,738chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202345,005chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20264,628chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026399,449chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/25/20223,048,826
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026868.13chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/25/20227,108,547
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN