Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.3%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q34,067K
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,253,387Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,323,255Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€14,140chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$15,882chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€348,441M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024301,703
Debt ($M) [+]2024326,460
Debt (%GDP) [+]202424.04%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€3,522
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,811
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-57,348
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-62,054
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-4.57%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024409,646.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024443,259.5
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202332,231.1
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202334,270.8
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20238.62%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202444,588,537,053.0chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202336,297.5chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20239.78%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202424,097.0
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202425,440.3
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20224.40%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202432.64%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€4,782
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$5,174
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€363
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$414
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€522chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$416chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€272
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$305
Moody's Rating [+]07/25/2025Ba3
S&P Rating [+]11/01/2024BB-
Fitch Rating [+]07/08/2022B
Corruption Index [+]202334chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201961º
Fragile States Index [+]202484.0chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202493º
Innovation Ranking [+]202437º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20258.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q38.5%
Unemployed [+]2025Q33,057K
NMW [+]2025$665.2
NMW [+]2025€584.5
Average Wage [+]2024$17,287
Average Wage [+]2024€15,971
Human Capital Ranking [+]201775º
Markets
Euro / Turkish liras [+]01/16/202650.2784
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/202643.1272
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/202612.49%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]August 202280.2%
HICP [+]November 202531.1%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 202527.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/12/202538.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]202034º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20252.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023967,341
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202315.09
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,468,393
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020223.33
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202323.5%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200618.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202240.8%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202250,453,000
Exports [+]2024€219,315.6Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$237,382.8Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202417.50%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€296,606.4Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$321,040.8Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.66%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-77,290.7Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-83,658.0Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-6.17%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 202513.9%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201575º
Density [+]2024109chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024139ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,045.1
% Immigrant [+]20207.24%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.08%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202411.00‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20174,737.4chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20245.70‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.51chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20236.60‰
% risk of poverty [+]202422.2%
Population [+]202485,664,944chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20206,052,652chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,411,408chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.855
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024127º
Life expectancy [+]202377.30chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20234,099chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20234.80chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20232,817
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20233.23
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.13chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024102
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021366.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023294,807chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023319,872chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025101,419chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202517,004,725chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]11/22/202253,176,960
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,183.90chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]11/22/2022152,543,340
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN