Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.5%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€486,591Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$526,518Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€6,925chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$7,493chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023295,729
Debt ($M) [+]2023319,854
Debt (%GDP) [+]202362.32%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€4,214
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$4,557
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-9,375
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-10,140
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-1.98%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023108,369.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023117,209.7
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202312,026.1
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202313,007.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202512.62%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202317,366,507,782.1chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202318,233.3chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202315.56%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20245,249.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20245,679.9
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.54%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202322.84%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€1,544
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$1,670
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€171
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$185
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€242chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$254chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€75
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$81
Moody's Rating [+]04/29/2025Baa1
S&P Rating [+]08/26/2004BBB+
Fitch Rating [+]03/17/2020BBB+
Corruption Index [+]202335chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201940º
Fragile States Index [+]202466.2chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202491º
Innovation Ranking [+]202441º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q10.8%
Unemployed [+]2024Q1311K
NMW [+]2024$260.9
NMW [+]2024€236.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]201740º
Markets
Euro / Thai Bahts [+]01/20/202636.4560
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/20/202631.1550
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/20/20262.91%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/27/20232.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]202021º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023406,501
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202311.05
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,841,663
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020283.28
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202216.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20067.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021511,000
Exports [+]2023€263,166.4Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$284,561.8Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202355.17%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€267,968.5Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$289,754.3Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202356.18%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,802.1Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,192.5Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.01%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201534º
Density [+]2024140chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202476ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,728.6
% Immigrant [+]20205.20%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.56%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20238.25‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173,176.2chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.89‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.21chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20225.4%
Population [+]202471,668,011chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,632,496chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,086,985chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.803
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202465º
Life expectancy [+]202376.41chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]201510,863chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.81chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20171,787
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20172.58
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.94chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024152
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021252.8
Consumption GWh [+]2023215,281chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023196,172chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202534,993chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20255,419,906chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/30/202253,486,090
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025488.27chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/30/2022142,635,000
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN