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Merchandise imports — North Korea

Merchandise imports in North Korea in 2025 — 2,869,000,000 US$. Ranked 153 in the world out of 205. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 139.1%.

2025 2.87B US$ +22.61% vs 2024
World rank 153of 205
Period maximum 5.59B US$2014
Period minimum 631M US$2021

Trend over time

1980–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — North Korea, 1980–202502B4B6B19801985199019952000200520102015202020251980: 1,200,000,000 US$1981: 1,500,000,000 US$1982: 1,500,000,000 US$1983: 1,600,000,000 US$1984: 1,700,000,000 US$1985: 1,787,000,000 US$1986: 2,104,000,000 US$1987: 2,260,000,000 US$1988: 2,839,000,000 US$1989: 2,905,000,000 US$1990: 2,930,000,000 US$1991: 2,760,000,000 US$1992: 1,710,000,000 US$1993: 1,640,000,000 US$1994: 1,260,000,000 US$1995: 1,380,000,000 US$1996: 1,320,000,000 US$1997: 1,387,000,000 US$1998: 1,013,000,000 US$1999: 1,177,000,000 US$2000: 1,686,000,000 US$2001: 1,847,000,000 US$2002: 1,894,000,000 US$2003: 2,049,000,000 US$2004: 2,279,000,000 US$2005: 2,718,000,000 US$2006: 2,880,000,000 US$2007: 3,055,000,000 US$2008: 3,580,000,000 US$2009: 3,095,000,000 US$2010: 3,530,000,000 US$2011: 4,370,000,000 US$2012: 4,825,000,000 US$2013: 4,650,000,000 US$2014: 5,585,000,000 US$2015: 4,822,000,000 US$2016: 3,857,000,000 US$2017: 3,781,000,000 US$2018: 2,621,000,000 US$2019: 2,977,000,000 US$2020: 774,000,000 US$2021: 631,000,000 US$2022: 1,430,000,000 US$2023: 2,440,000,000 US$2024: 2,340,000,000 US$2025: 2,869,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +1.67B (+139.08%) Average annual rate: 1.96 %

Comparison, 2025

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

North Korea 2.87B US$
World 26.69T US$
East Asia & Pacific 7.8T US$
Eastern Asia computed 4.83T US$
Low-income countries computed 159B US$
Merchandise imports — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 2.87B +529M +22.61%
2024 2.34B −100M −4.1%
2023 2.44B +1.01B +70.63%
2022 1.43B +799M +126.62%
2021 631M −143M −18.48%
2020 774M −2.2B −74%
2019 2.98B +356M +13.58%
2018 2.62B −1.16B −30.68%
2017 3.78B −76M −1.97%
2016 3.86B −965M −20.01%
2015 4.82B −763M −13.66%
2014 5.59B +935M +20.11%
2013 4.65B −175M −3.63%
2012 4.83B +455M +10.41%
2011 4.37B +840M +23.8%
2010 3.53B +435M +14.05%
2009 3.1B −485M −13.55%
2008 3.58B +525M +17.18%
2007 3.06B +175M +6.08%
2006 2.88B +162M +5.96%
2005 2.72B +439M +19.26%
2004 2.28B +230M +11.22%
2003 2.05B +155M +8.18%
2002 1.89B +47M +2.54%
2001 1.85B +161M +9.55%
2000 1.69B +509M +43.25%
1999 1.18B +164M +16.19%
1998 1.01B −374M −26.96%
1997 1.39B +67M +5.08%
1996 1.32B −60M −4.35%
1995 1.38B +120M +9.52%
1994 1.26B −380M −23.17%
1993 1.64B −70M −4.09%
1992 1.71B −1.05B −38.04%
1991 2.76B −170M −5.8%
1990 2.93B +25M +0.86%
1989 2.91B +66M +2.32%
1988 2.84B +579M +25.62%
1987 2.26B +156M +7.41%
1986 2.1B +317M +17.74%
1985 1.79B +87M +5.12%
1984 1.7B +100M +6.25%
1983 1.6B +100M +6.67%
1982 1.5B +0 +0%
1981 1.5B +300M +25%
1980 1.2B — —

Eastern Asia, 2025

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

CN China 2.58T HK Hong Kong 832B JP Japan 756B KR South Korea 632B MO Macao 15.54B MN Mongolia 11.31B KP North Korea 2.87B
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About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

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

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