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Merchandise exports — North Korea

Merchandise exports in North Korea in 2025 — 611,000,000 US$. Ranked 165 in the world out of 205. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 32.1%.

2025 611M US$ +69.72% vs 2024
World rank 165of 205
Period maximum 4.37B US$2014
Period minimum 80M US$2021

Trend over time

1980–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — North Korea, 1980–202502B4B6B19801985199019952000200520102015202020251980: 900,000,000 US$1981: 1,000,000,000 US$1982: 1,100,000,000 US$1983: 1,200,000,000 US$1984: 1,200,000,000 US$1985: 1,325,000,000 US$1986: 1,628,000,000 US$1987: 1,407,000,000 US$1988: 1,674,000,000 US$1989: 1,686,000,000 US$1990: 1,857,000,000 US$1991: 1,960,000,000 US$1992: 1,010,000,000 US$1993: 1,020,000,000 US$1994: 1,034,000,000 US$1995: 959,000,000 US$1996: 909,000,000 US$1997: 1,098,000,000 US$1998: 651,000,000 US$1999: 637,000,000 US$2000: 708,000,000 US$2001: 826,000,000 US$2002: 1,008,000,000 US$2003: 1,066,000,000 US$2004: 1,278,000,000 US$2005: 1,338,000,000 US$2006: 1,465,000,000 US$2007: 1,685,000,000 US$2008: 2,060,000,000 US$2009: 1,995,000,000 US$2010: 2,555,000,000 US$2011: 3,705,000,000 US$2012: 3,955,000,000 US$2013: 3,835,000,000 US$2014: 4,365,000,000 US$2015: 4,152,000,000 US$2016: 3,006,000,000 US$2017: 1,770,000,000 US$2018: 251,000,000 US$2019: 280,000,000 US$2020: 90,000,000 US$2021: 80,000,000 US$2022: 160,000,000 US$2023: 330,000,000 US$2024: 360,000,000 US$2025: 611,000,000 US$
Change over the period: −289M (−32.11%) Average annual rate: -0.86 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North Korea

North Korea 611M US$
World 26.39T US$
East Asia & Pacific 9.23T US$
Eastern Asia computed 5.99T US$
Low-income countries computed 106B US$
Merchandise exports — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 611M +251M +69.72%
2024 360M +30M +9.09%
2023 330M +170M +106.25%
2022 160M +80M +100%
2021 80M −10M −11.11%
2020 90M −190M −67.86%
2019 280M +29M +11.55%
2018 251M −1.52B −85.82%
2017 1.77B −1.24B −41.12%
2016 3.01B −1.15B −27.6%
2015 4.15B −213M −4.88%
2014 4.37B +530M +13.82%
2013 3.84B −120M −3.03%
2012 3.96B +250M +6.75%
2011 3.71B +1.15B +45.01%
2010 2.56B +560M +28.07%
2009 2B −65M −3.16%
2008 2.06B +375M +22.26%
2007 1.69B +220M +15.02%
2006 1.47B +127M +9.49%
2005 1.34B +60M +4.69%
2004 1.28B +212M +19.89%
2003 1.07B +58M +5.75%
2002 1.01B +182M +22.03%
2001 826M +118M +16.67%
2000 708M +71M +11.15%
1999 637M −14M −2.15%
1998 651M −447M −40.71%
1997 1.1B +189M +20.79%
1996 909M −50M −5.21%
1995 959M −75M −7.25%
1994 1.03B +14M +1.37%
1993 1.02B +10M +0.99%
1992 1.01B −950M −48.47%
1991 1.96B +103M +5.55%
1990 1.86B +171M +10.14%
1989 1.69B +12M +0.72%
1988 1.67B +267M +18.98%
1987 1.41B −221M −13.57%
1986 1.63B +303M +22.87%
1985 1.33B +125M +10.42%
1984 1.2B +0 +0%
1983 1.2B +100M +9.09%
1982 1.1B +100M +10%
1981 1B +100M +11.11%
1980 900M — —

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CN China 3.77T HK Hong Kong 754B JP Japan 738B KR South Korea 709B MN Mongolia 15.76B MO Macao 1.73B KP North Korea 611M
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About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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