Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2023€243,507Mchart€15,371M2017Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2023$263,372Mchart$17,365M2017Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023€12,261chart€6022017GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2023$13,261chart$6812017GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202355,443
Debt ($M) [+]202359,966
Debt (%GDP) [+]202322.77%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€2,792
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$3,019
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-3,673
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-3,972
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-1.51%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202356,433.2
Expenditure ($M) [+]202361,037.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20228,998.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20229,483.5
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20224.21%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20214,270.5chart288.21999Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20215,054.0chart307.21999Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202111.62%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,090.0
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,148.8
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20222.45%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202323.18%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€2,841
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$3,073
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€458
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$483
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2021€222chart€121999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2021$263chart$131999Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022€56
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022$59
Moody's Rating [+]09/09/2024Baa1
S&P Rating [+]03/03/2023BBB-
Fitch Rating [+]02/21/2020BBB
Corruption Index [+]202236chart172022Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201955º
Fragile States Index [+]201863.4chart93.22018Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2022116º
Innovation Ranking [+]201874º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2017Q14.9%
Unemployed [+]2017Q1439K
NMW [+]2024$187.0
NMW [+]2024€169.2
Human Capital Ranking [+]201729º
Markets
Euro / Tenges [+]01/09/2025544.0500
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/09/2025527.2300
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/09/20252.69%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20248.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/02/202415.25%
Business
Doing Business [+]202025º
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202297,169
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20225.17
Motor vehicle production [+]2022112,540
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020228.34
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202115.6%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200912.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20188,789,000
Exports [+]2023€72,628.2Mchart€320.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$78,532.9Mchart$347.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202329.83%chart10.19%2017Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€56,094.4Mchart€2,521.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$60,654.8Mchart$2,726.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.04%chart21.77%2017Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€16,533.9Mchart€-2,200.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$17,878.1Mchart$-2,379.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20236.79%chart-11.58%2017Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]20237chart2152021Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202376ºchart149º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017355.0
% Immigrant [+]202019.90%chart0.19%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202022.41%chart0.43%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202220.57‰chart13.06‰2022Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,892.1chart200.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20226.80‰chart9.35‰2022Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20223.05chart1.792022Fertility Rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20225.2%
Population [+]202319,861,000chart25,971,9092021Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20203,732,073chart49,5492020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,203,899chart110,3772020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20210.811
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202362º
Life expectancy [+]202274.44chart73.582022Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20154,855chart3,9812015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201527.67chart15.762015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2022511
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20222.55
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202212.85chart2.092022CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20231,854
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202130,000.0
Consumption GWh [+]2022108,340chart18,2402022Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2022118,922chart22,2732022Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202419,072chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/20241,504,370chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]01/17/202310,629,063
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/2024960.27chart008/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]04/30/202338,355,605
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 25,971,909
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN