Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.5%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€23,690Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$25,634Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€16,588chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$17,949chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202415,211
Debt ($M) [+]202416,459
Debt (%GDP) [+]202464.50%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€11,123
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$12,035
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,397
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,512
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.93%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20247,592.9
Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,216.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023697.0
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023824.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202512.57%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023858.2chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023928.1chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.07%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024218.3
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024236.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.73%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202432.20%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€5,552
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$6,008
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€490
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$530
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€571chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$618chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€153
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$165
Moody's Rating [+]06/14/2024Ba2
S&P Rating [+]07/21/2022BBB-
Corruption Index [+]202342chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201979º
Fragile States Index [+]202453.5chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202462º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024108º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q43.5%
Unemployed [+]2023Q421K
NMW [+]2024$524.1
NMW [+]2024€475.5
Human Capital Ranking [+]201759º
Markets
Euro / Trinidad and Tobago dollars [+]02/11/20268.0419
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/12/20266.7362
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]03/31/20203.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020105º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201910,707
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201910.53
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015289.78
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202324.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201612.50%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022226,500
Exports [+]2023€8,366.0Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$9,046.1Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202336.14%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€7,547.7Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$8,161.3Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202332.61%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€818.3Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$1,655.8Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20233.54%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023267chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202488ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017150.4
% Immigrant [+]20205.64%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202023.63%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.71‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201720.3chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.37‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.53chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Population [+]20231,367,510chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202078,849chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020330,519chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.814
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202137º
Life expectancy [+]202373.49chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015198chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201514.44chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022605
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202240.44
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202319.71chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202451
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021243.0
Consumption GWh [+]20239,001chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20239,493chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20264,390chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/2026191,496chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/2023718,969
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20263,210.21chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/20231,592,148
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN