Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.9%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q36,345K
Annual GDP [+]2024€130,208Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$140,934Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€23,850chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$26,127chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€34,386M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202477,735
Debt ($M) [+]202481,118
Debt (%GDP) [+]202459.70%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€14,344
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$14,968
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-7,157
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-7,474
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.50%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202461,806.4
Expenditure ($M) [+]202466,778.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20225,118.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20225,396.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202211.02%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20248,899,303,000.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20249,632,427,581.1chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.10%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,618.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,833.9
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.30%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202447.50%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€11,405
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$12,322
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€938
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$993
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,641chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,776chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€480
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$525
Moody's Rating [+]12/13/2024A3
S&P Rating [+]05/19/2023A+
Fitch Rating [+]05/08/2020A
Corruption Index [+]202354chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201942º
Fragile States Index [+]202435.3chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024109º
Innovation Ranking [+]202446º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20255.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.5%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3152K
NMW [+]2025$925.3
NMW [+]2025€816.0
Average Wage [+]2024$20,055
Average Wage [+]2024€18,529
Human Capital Ranking [+]201736º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/13/20260.8581
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/31/20250%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]November 20253.7%
HICP [+]December 20254.1%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202045º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-4.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024180,488
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202216.63
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,080,000
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021556.29
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202435.8%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201120.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202235.1%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20195,630,000
Exports [+]2024€106,994.1Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$115,808.3Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202482.17%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€105,171.3Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$113,835.3Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202480.77%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€1,822.8Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$1,973.0Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20241.40%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 2025-2.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201540º
Density [+]2024111chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202427ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.50‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,100.5
% Immigrant [+]20203.61%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.69%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.50‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017872.8chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.90‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.49chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.90‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.5%
Population [+]20245,419,451chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020197,161chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020419,651chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.855
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202456º
Life expectancy [+]202478.60chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023345chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20236.30chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202362
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.12
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20236.40chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20240
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20219.0
Consumption GWh [+]202322,799chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202327,438chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202521,304chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20251,889,180chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20232,791,711
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20253,931.03chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/20237,222,380
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN