Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2023€476,004Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$514,836Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€6,782chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$7,336chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023295,653
Debt ($M) [+]2023319,772
Debt (%GDP) [+]202362.44%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€4,213
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$4,556
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-9,349
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-10,112
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-1.98%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023108,249.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023117,080.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202212,288.5
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202212,950.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20222.61%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202218,357.2chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202219,296.9chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202216.10%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20235,548.2
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20236,000.8
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20234.92%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202322.86%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€1,542
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$1,668
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€175
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$185
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022€256chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$269chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€79
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$86
Moody's Rating [+]04/11/2024Baa1
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 [+]03/27/202536.5290
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/27/202533.9290
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/27/2025-15.16%
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 [+]202355.29%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€267,968.5Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$289,754.3Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202356.30%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,802.1Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,192.5Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-1.01%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201534º
Density [+]2023137chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202476ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,728.6
% Immigrant [+]20205.20%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20201.56%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20228.81‰chart13.06‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173,176.2chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20227.49‰chart9.35‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20221.32chart1.792022Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20216.3%
Population [+]202370,183,000chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,632,496chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,086,985chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.803
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202465º
Life expectancy [+]202279.68chart73.582022Life 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 [+]2023136
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021252.8
Consumption GWh [+]2023215,281chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023196,172chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202434,715chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20244,799,180chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/30/202253,486,086
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/2024494.64chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/30/2022142,635,014
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN