Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.3%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€272,329Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$294,675Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€7,994chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$8,650chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202487,555
Debt ($M) [+]202494,740
Debt (%GDP) [+]202432.15%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,587
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$2,799
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-9,637
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-10,428
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.54%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202460,646.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]202465,622.3
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202310,642.2
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202311,333.4
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202519.23%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20238,987,515,751.4chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20229,580.4chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202216.70%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20232,817.3
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20233,047.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.92%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.27%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,792
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,939
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€316
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$341
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€266chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$286chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€84
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$90
Moody's Rating [+]09/20/2024Baa1
S&P Rating [+]04/25/2024BBB-
Fitch Rating [+]10/15/2021BBB
Corruption Index [+]202333chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201965º
Fragile States Index [+]202472.0chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202457º
Innovation Ranking [+]202475º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q44.3%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4809K
NMW [+]2024$278.4
NMW [+]2024€252.6
Human Capital Ranking [+]201766º
Markets
Euro / Soles [+]11/07/20253.8972
US Dollar exchange rate [+]11/10/20253.3700
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]11/07/202530.70%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 20228.8%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 202113.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/11/20254.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]202076º
IPI Year on Year [+]April 20143.6%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023116,724
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20234.88
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]202090.28
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202219.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201118.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,009,300
Exports [+]2023€58,331.9Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$63,074.3Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202323.21%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€48,394.5Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$52,328.9Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202319.26%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€9,937.5Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$8,450.1Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20233.95%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201548º
Density [+]202326chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202499ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20173,039.1
% Immigrant [+]20203.75%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.66%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202315.94‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017284.2chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.49‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.98chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20201.37‰
% risk of poverty [+]202427.6%
Population [+]202333,845,617chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,224,519chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,519,635chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.762
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202440º
Life expectancy [+]202377.74chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022717chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20222.10chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20212,853
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20218.60
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.70chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202441
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021858.9
Consumption GWh [+]202353,300chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202359,890chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]09/28/2025221,060chart009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]09/28/20254,532,724chart009/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/10/202328,709,644
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]09/28/20256,531.42chart009/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/10/202391,412,580
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN