Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.7%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,379Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,574Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€13,188chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$14,270chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20231,698
Debt ($M) [+]20231,837
Debt (%GDP) [+]202374.85%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€9,486
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$10,260
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-60
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-64
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-2.62%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023547.3
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023591.9
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202491.5
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202499.0
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202512.75%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202353.6chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202357.9chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.79%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202324.12%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€3,057
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$3,307
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€507
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$549
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€299chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$323chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Corruption Index [+]202355chart172023Corruption Index [+]
84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q210.7%
Unemployed [+]2024Q211K
Business
Doing Business [+]202093º
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202218.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201912.50%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022356,000
Exports [+]2023€73.7Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$79.6Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20233.32%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€828.2Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$895.5Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202337.37%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-754.5Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-858.8Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-34.05%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024290chart2192023Density [+]
152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201732.1
% Immigrant [+]20204.68%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202040.02%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.26‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20178.8chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.61‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.38chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201625.0%
Population [+]2024180,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,338chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202071,227chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.725
Life expectancy [+]202372.70chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201513chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20157.21chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202370
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202339.04
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20231.62chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023365chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023396chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/09/2025410chart011/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/09/202530,253chart011/09/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]02/03/202354,971
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/09/20252,277.78chart011/09/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/03/2023122,977
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN