Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.4%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€505,877Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$547,387Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€83,798chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$90,674chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024895,406
Debt ($M) [+]2024968,879
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024174.30%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€148,320
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$160,490
Deficit (M.€) [+]202422,736
Deficit ($M) [+]202424,602
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20244.43%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202474,538.2
Expenditure ($M) [+]202480,654.4
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202411,083.8
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,993.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202511.99%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202312,271.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202313,272.0chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202317.39%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202414,375.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202415,555.4
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202420.13%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202414.51%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€12,347
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$13,360
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€1,836
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$1,987
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,120chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,293chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€2,381
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$2,577
Moody's Rating [+]05/27/2024Aaa
S&P Rating [+]03/06/1995AAA
Fitch Rating [+]08/23/2019AAA
Corruption Index [+]202383chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019
Fragile States Index [+]202425.4chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q42.4%
Unemployed [+]2023Q459K
Human Capital Ranking [+]201711º
Markets
Euro / Singapore dollars [+]01/15/20261.4969
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20261.2881
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/20264.03%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201976,476
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201915.94
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015146.95
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202212.1%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20087.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202022.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20225,344,000
Exports [+]2023€440,443.5Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$476,251.5Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202394.25%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€391,610.0Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$423,447.9Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202383.80%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€48,833.5Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$52,803.6Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202310.45%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]20248,293chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024chart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
% Immigrant [+]202044.38%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20206.13%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20237.40‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20176,176.2chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.20‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20230.97chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]20246,037,000chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,523,648chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020348,464chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.949
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202448º
Life expectancy [+]202382.90chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015555chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201510.03chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20234
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.07
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20239.38chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202356,672chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202356,841chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/20252,024chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20253,006,155chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/29/20235,248,693
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025335.27chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/29/202315,302,530
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN