Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.5%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,002Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,167Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€19,825chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$21,458chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20241,160
Debt ($M) [+]20241,255
Debt (%GDP) [+]202457.61%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€11,481
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$12,423
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-14
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-15
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.69%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024679.7
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024735.5
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202390.1
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202397.4
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202510.69%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202363.7chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202368.9chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.58%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202423.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202425.6
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.36%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.77%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,730
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,282
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€903
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$976
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€498chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$538chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€234
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$253
Fitch Rating [+]10/21/2022BB-
Corruption Index [+]202371chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201976º
Fragile States Index [+]202451.0chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202430º
Innovation Ranking [+]201565º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q23.2%
Unemployed [+]2024Q22K
NMW [+]2023$472.8
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]September 20250.5%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020100º
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022332,000
Exports [+]2023€500.5Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$541.2Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202324.75%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€1,341.8Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$1,450.9Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202366.36%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-841.4Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-889.4Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-41.61%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024220chart2192023Density [+]
152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201723.6
% Immigrant [+]202013.45%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202030.16%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202313.00‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201752.5chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20237.30‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.02chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201825.3%
Population [+]2024101,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202013,050chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]202029,258chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.802
Life expectancy [+]202374.96chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20159chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20159.64chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202210
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20227.97
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202312.76chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023581chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023625chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/04/2026172chart001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/04/202651,899chart001/04/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]04/09/202383,565
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/04/20261,702.97chart001/04/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]04/09/2023224,558
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN