Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20247.1%chart-3.5%2017GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€424,629Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$459,472Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€4,192chart€5952017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,536chart$6732017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023137,145
Debt ($M) [+]2023148,334
Debt (%GDP) [+]202334.26%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€1,367
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$1,479
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-6,878
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-7,439
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-1.72%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202375,190.9
Expenditure ($M) [+]202381,324.9
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202211,262.3
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202211,869.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202215.45%chart14.63%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20238,107.8chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20238,767.0chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.45%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20184,655.4
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20185,500.3
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20188.82%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202318.78%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€750
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$811
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€113
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$119
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€81chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$87chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2018€49
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2018$58
Fitch Rating [+]04/08/2020BB
Corruption Index [+]202341chart172023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201967º
Fragile States Index [+]202456.2chart84.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202488º
Innovation Ranking [+]202444º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q41.5%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4821K
NMW [+]2024$207.8
NMW [+]2024€187.6
Human Capital Ranking [+]201764º
Markets
Euro / Dong [+]06/06/202528,613.5000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]06/06/202524,992.0000
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/20/20266.12%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/19/20234.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]202070º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2023290,071
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20233.38
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]202049.04
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202219.0%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200610.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202035.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201918,008,600
Exports [+]2023€327,181.9Mchart€242.3M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$353,781.8Mchart$262.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202381.72%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€301,282.0Mchart€2,513.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$325,776.2Mchart$2,718.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202375.26%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€25,900.0Mchart€-2,271.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$28,005.7Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20236.47%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201541º
Density [+]2024306chart2202024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202441ºchart152º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201713,780.8
% Immigrant [+]20200.08%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.48%chart0.42%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202313.83‰chart12.95‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017104.3chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20236.58‰chart9.68‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.91chart1.782023Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20224.2%
Population [+]2024101,300,000chart26,498,8232024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202076,767chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,392,025chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.726
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202472º
Life expectancy [+]202374.59chart73.642023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20156,910chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20157.53chart15.572015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]20111,358
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20111.54
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.69chart2.462023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024163
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20214,400.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023277,501chart22,4482023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023293,525chart26,5492023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202543,206chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202511,624,000chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/30/202385,961,570
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025426.52chart012/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/30/2023266,492,140
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,498,823
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN