Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.5%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€72,658Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$78,844Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,060chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,150chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202334,637
Debt ($M) [+]202337,463
Debt (%GDP) [+]202347.80%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€520
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$562
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-2,657
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-2,874
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-3.67%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202313,773.2
Expenditure ($M) [+]202314,896.8
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20242,292.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20242,487.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202413.41%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023707.6chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023765.0chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20235.14%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024838.9
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024910.4
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.10%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202319.01%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€207
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$224
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024€33
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2024$36
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€11chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$11chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€12
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$13
Corruption Index [+]202340chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019117º
Fragile States Index [+]202475.7chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202497º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024120º
Labour
NMW [+]2024$59.9
NMW [+]2024€53.9
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017106º
Markets
Euro / Tanzanian shilling [+]01/13/20262,863.0310
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/13/20262,458.1703
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]07/03/20255.75%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020141º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2019675
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.03
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]20157.30
Taxes
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201018.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20251,731,065
Exports [+]2023€6,728.0Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$7,274.9Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20239.29%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€12,696.7Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$13,728.9Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202317.52%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-5,968.7Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-6,525.8Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.24%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201591º
Density [+]202472chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202465ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017435.0
% Immigrant [+]20200.70%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.54%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202335.22‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017629.0chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20235.79‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.61chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201826.4%
Population [+]202468,560,157chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020426,017chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020327,863chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.532
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202454º
Life expectancy [+]202367.00chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,735chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20157.18chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20202,286
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20203.75
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.28chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20239,109chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202310,991chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025846chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202543,606chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/12/202332,165,792
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/202512.34chart012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]03/12/202339,392,420
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN