Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.5%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€344,787Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$373,078Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,461chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,581chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024241,599
Debt ($M) [+]2024261,424
Debt (%GDP) [+]202470.07%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,024
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,108
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-23,358
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-25,275
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.78%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202466,845.2
Expenditure ($M) [+]202472,330.1
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20236,078.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20237,297.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20239.76%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20232,494.3chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,695.2chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20234.68%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20238,748.4
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20239,462.1
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202314.45%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202419.39%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€283
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$307
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€26
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$28
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€10chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$11chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€38
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$41
Moody's Rating [+]08/13/2025Caa1
S&P Rating [+]07/24/2025B-
Fitch Rating [+]02/14/2023CCC-
Corruption Index [+]202329chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019110º
Fragile States Index [+]202491.7chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202429º
Innovation Ranking [+]202491º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2021Q26.5%
Unemployed [+]2021Q24,408K
NMW [+]2024$131.3
NMW [+]2024€118.8
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017125º
Markets
Euro / Pakistani Rupees [+]12/12/2025329.0364
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/12/2025280.2934
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/12/202547.55%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]April 202417.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/06/202511.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]2019136º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202358,562
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20230.36
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]202020.87
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202210.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201317.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202020.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2014965,498
Exports [+]2023€26,336.8Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$28,478.0Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20238.43%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€46,540.3Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$50,324.0Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202314.90%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-20,203.5Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-22,012.0Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-6.47%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201592º
Density [+]2024296chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024140ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201719,664.6
% Immigrant [+]20201.50%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20202.90%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202327.81‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017366.7chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.47‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20233.61chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201821.9%
Population [+]2024235,950,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,276,580chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20206,328,400chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.540
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024145º
Life expectancy [+]202367.65chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,914chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20152.00chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202310,729
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20234.33
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.91chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202466
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021540.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023145,357chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023170,687chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/202530,656chart011/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/20251,580,631chart011/23/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/14/2023140,475,870
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/2025129.93chart011/23/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/14/2023340,974,140
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN