Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.1%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€74,822Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$80,961Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€21,428chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$23,186chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202451,394
Debt ($M) [+]202455,612
Debt (%GDP) [+]202468.69%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€14,718
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$15,925
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-2,407
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-2,605
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.22%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202423,301.3
Expenditure ($M) [+]202425,213.3
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20233,469.6
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20233,716.2
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202315.61%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20234,707.3chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20235,089.7chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202321.38%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,728.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,870.6
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20246.78%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202431.14%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€6,673
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$7,220
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€992
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$1,073
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,389chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,502chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€495
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$536
Moody's Rating [+]03/15/2024Baa1
S&P Rating [+]04/26/2023BBB+
Fitch Rating [+]02/20/2020BBB-
Corruption Index [+]202373chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201954º
Fragile States Index [+]202433.7chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202460º
Innovation Ranking [+]202462º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]March 20238.6%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q28.6%
Unemployed [+]2024Q2161K
NMW [+]2024$583.0
NMW [+]2024€527.5
Human Capital Ranking [+]201763º
Markets
Euro / Uruguayan pesos [+]01/21/202644.2703
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/21/202637.8540
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20255.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]October 20247.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/24/20257.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020101º
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20241.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 201930,063
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201911.57
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015276.42
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202226.6%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200822.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202036.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20193,059,000
Exports [+]2023€8,513.1Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$9,205.2Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202311.81%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€11,547.4Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$12,486.2Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202316.01%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-3,034.3Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-3,293.3Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-4.21%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201527º
Density [+]202420chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202452ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017100.1
% Immigrant [+]20203.08%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202010.46%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20239.87‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017211.6chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.78‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.41chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20172.72‰
% risk of poverty [+]202417.3%
Population [+]20243,492,000chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020108,267chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020367,060chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.830
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202471º
Life expectancy [+]202378.14chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015583chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201516.78chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023381
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202311.25
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.50chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20239,826chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202312,878chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20257,696chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,043,190chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/29/20232,903,186
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20252,203.89chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/29/20239,037,498
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN