Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.9%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€176,227Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$190,687Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€5,285chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$5,719chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024158,111
Debt ($M) [+]2024171,085
Debt (%GDP) [+]202489.72%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,190
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,534
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-30,328
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-32,817
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-17.21%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024125,597.9
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024135,903.8
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20229,138.6
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20229,612.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20228.49%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20217,218,651,559.4chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20218,541.0chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202110.56%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202460,765.7
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202465,751.8
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202454.01%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202471.27%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€3,329
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$3,602
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€264
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$279
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2021€175chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2021$193chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,822
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,972
Moody's Rating [+]05/30/2025Ca
S&P Rating [+]01/22/2026CCC+
Fitch Rating [+]08/17/2022CC
Corruption Index [+]202336chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201985º
Fragile States Index [+]202493.1chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202419º
Innovation Ranking [+]202460º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2017Q110.1%
Unemployed [+]2017Q11,787K
NMW [+]2026$206.2
NMW [+]2026€173.0
Human Capital Ranking [+]201724º
Markets
Euro / Hryvnias [+]02/18/202651.1695
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/18/202643.2577
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/17/20260.59%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 202412.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20257.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]01/30/202615.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]202064º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202360,862
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20231.96
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,993
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020204.01
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202435.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200620.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202018.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20222,173,000
Exports [+]2023€33,330.3Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$36,040.0Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.88%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€58,750.6Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$63,527.0Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202335.05%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-25,420.3Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-27,487.0Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-15.16%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201573º
Density [+]202363chart2192023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024159ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20212.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20177,894.5
% Immigrant [+]202012.07%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202014.82%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20235.63‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20174,328.0chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202313.13‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20230.98chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20215.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202023.2%
Population [+]202337,732,836chart26,418,2042023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20204,997,387chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20206,139,144chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.734
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202463º
Life expectancy [+]202373.42chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20159,024chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201521.19chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20211,673
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20213.78
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.17chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20240
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021395.0
Consumption GWh [+]202389,402chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023102,569chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026109,937chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20265,554,962chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/202315,741,036
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,913.56chart001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202335,735,490
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN