Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q48,061K
Annual GDP [+]2024€66,968Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$72,485Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€31,490chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$34,127chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q4€17,122M
Debt (M.€.) [+]202343,739
Debt ($M) [+]202347,307
Debt (%GDP) [+]202368.40%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€20,593
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$22,273
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-1,640
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-1,774
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-2.60%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202329,723.5
Expenditure ($M) [+]202332,147.7
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20212,944.5
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20213,317.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.50%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,385,039,000.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20234,741,542,670.7chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202214.95%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023854.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023924.3
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20232.83%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202346.50%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€13,994
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$15,136
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€1,397
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$1,652
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€2,071chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$2,240chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€403
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$437
Moody's Rating [+]10/11/2024A3
S&P Rating [+]12/06/2024AA-
Fitch Rating [+]01/17/2020A
Corruption Index [+]202356chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201935º
Fragile States Index [+]202426.1chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024
Innovation Ranking [+]202434º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20253.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q437K
NMW [+]2025$1,327.7
NMW [+]2025€1,278.0
Average Wage [+]2023$28,835
Average Wage [+]2023€26,667
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/17/20250.9172
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/17/202520.29%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20251.6%
HICP [+]February 20251.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2025-0.5%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/12/20252.65%
Business
Doing Business [+]202037º
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20253.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024101,463
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202226.42
Motor vehicle production [+]202360,881
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021634.90
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202336.7%
Standard VAT [+]07/01/201322.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202257.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20223,936,000
Exports [+]2024€72,977.3Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$78,989.2Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]2024108.97%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€77,856.4Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$84,270.2Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]2024116.26%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-4,879.1Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-5,281.0Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-7.29%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20253.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201526º
Density [+]2023104chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024chart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20221.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017406.5
% Immigrant [+]202013.18%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.60%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.00‰chart13.06‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017813.4chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202310.20‰chart9.35‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.51chart1.792022Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20223.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202413.2%
Population [+]20232,123,949chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020277,964chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020160,197chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.926
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202434º
Life expectancy [+]202382.00chart73.582022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2022407chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202219.23chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202312
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.57
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.81chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20230
Consumption GWh [+]202312,953chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202315,233chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202410,083chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20241,356,582chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/05/20221,222,225
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/20244,747.29chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/06/20222,996,643
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN