Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.6%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€48,912Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$52,925Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€3,965chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,290chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202440,787
Debt ($M) [+]202444,134
Debt (%GDP) [+]202483.39%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,322
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,595
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-2,897
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-3,134
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.92%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202416,546.8
Expenditure ($M) [+]202417,904.6
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233,022.2
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20233,268.7
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202517.28%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20231,939.1chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20232,096.5chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202312.10%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,225.9
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,326.5
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20247.27%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.83%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€1,348
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$1,458
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€247
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$267
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€159chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$172chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€99
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$108
Moody's Rating [+]02/28/2025Caa1
S&P Rating [+]12/18/2013NR
Fitch Rating [+]12/01/2022CCC+
Corruption Index [+]202340chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201987º
Fragile States Index [+]202467.2chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202415º
Innovation Ranking [+]202481º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2023Q416.1%
Unemployed [+]2023Q4657K
NMW [+]2024$160.3
NMW [+]2024€145.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017115º
Markets
Euro / Tunisian dinars [+]01/15/20263.3573
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20262.9077
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/20262.65%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20255.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]01/07/20267.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]202078º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201934,387
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20194.13
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015128.61
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202233.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200618.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20226,441,000
Exports [+]2023€18,482.8Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$19,985.4Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202341.18%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€23,568.5Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$25,484.6Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202352.51%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-5,085.7Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-5,499.2Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-11.33%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202475chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202474ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,903.4
% Immigrant [+]20200.50%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.54%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202313.75‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201771.3chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.07‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.83chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202116.6%
Population [+]202412,277,109chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202060,145chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020902,268chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.732
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024115º
Life expectancy [+]202376.51chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015614chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20155.44chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020562
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20204.69
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.57chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202427
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021425.0
Consumption GWh [+]202319,153chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202321,286chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202529,423chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,153,361chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/20/20236,401,841
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20252,396.57chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/31/202316,553,338
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN