North Korea

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Dem. People's Rep. of Korea · KP · PRK · BACI 408 · latest data 2024

Exports

$410M USD, nominal · 2024

= $410 M3.8% over 5 yrs (down)

Imports

$1.9B USD, nominal · 2024

= $1,926 M39.3% over 5 yrs (down)

Trade balancedeficit

−$1.5B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$1,517 M

Total trade

$2.3B USD, nominal · 2024

= $2,336 M35.1% over 5 yrs (down)

World position: #170 of 225 exporters · bottom half · #163 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
World export share since 1995: −0.0 pp

Trade timeline

North Korea's exports fell from $912M in 1995 to $410M in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$1.5B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of North Korea per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$912 M	$1,191 M	−$279 M	$2,103 M
1996	$904 M	$1,216 M	−$312 M	$2,120 M
1997	$1,317 M	$1,296 M	$20 M	$2,613 M
1998	$967 M	$1,048 M	−$81 M	$2,015 M
1999	$915 M	$1,120 M	−$205 M	$2,035 M
2000	$1,118 M	$1,646 M	−$528 M	$2,765 M
2001	$967 M	$2,894 M	−$1,928 M	$3,861 M
2002	$981 M	$1,757 M	−$775 M	$2,738 M
2003	$972 M	$1,577 M	−$605 M	$2,548 M
2004	$1,276 M	$2,106 M	−$831 M	$3,382 M
2005	$1,886 M	$2,350 M	−$464 M	$4,236 M
2006	$1,820 M	$2,643 M	−$824 M	$4,463 M
2007	$2,706 M	$3,060 M	−$354 M	$5,766 M
2008	$2,161 M	$4,252 M	−$2,091 M	$6,413 M
2009	$1,477 M	$2,909 M	−$1,432 M	$4,386 M
2010	$2,041 M	$3,581 M	−$1,541 M	$5,622 M
2011	$3,425 M	$3,822 M	−$398 M	$7,247 M
2012	$3,184 M	$4,214 M	−$1,030 M	$7,398 M
2013	$3,604 M	$4,444 M	−$839 M	$8,048 M
2014	$4,004 M	$4,097 M	−$93 M	$8,101 M
2015	$2,996 M	$3,765 M	−$769 M	$6,761 M
2016	$3,388 M	$3,312 M	$77 M	$6,700 M
2017	$1,908 M	$3,515 M	−$1,607 M	$5,423 M
2018	$346 M	$2,511 M	−$2,165 M	$2,857 M
2019	$426 M	$3,172 M	−$2,746 M	$3,597 M
2020	$227 M	$942 M	−$715 M	$1,169 M
2021	$256 M	$653 M	−$398 M	$909 M
2022	$346 M	$1,263 M	−$917 M	$1,610 M
2023	$397 M	$2,073 M	−$1,676 M	$2,469 M
2024	$410 M	$1,926 M	−$1,517 M	$2,336 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #109 → #170.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of North Korea per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.02%	0.02%	#109	#111
1996	0.02%	0.02%	#112	#117
1997	0.02%	0.02%	#108	#120
1998	0.02%	0.02%	#111	#129
1999	0.02%	0.02%	#115	#126
2000	0.02%	0.03%	#119	#122
2001	0.02%	0.05%	#128	#100
2002	0.01%	0.03%	#128	#121
2003	0.01%	0.02%	#131	#130
2004	0.01%	0.02%	#130	#125
2005	0.02%	0.02%	#124	#128
2006	0.02%	0.02%	#129	#133
2007	0.02%	0.02%	#121	#137
2008	0.01%	0.03%	#135	#132
2009	0.01%	0.02%	#138	#143
2010	0.01%	0.02%	#133	#143
2011	0.02%	0.02%	#128	#148
2012	0.02%	0.02%	#129	#145
2013	0.02%	0.02%	#126	#143
2014	0.02%	0.02%	#123	#144
2015	0.02%	0.02%	#127	#143
2016	0.02%	0.02%	#123	#148
2017	0.01%	0.02%	#141	#149
2018	0.00%	0.01%	#171	#159
2019	0.00%	0.02%	#171	#154
2020	0.00%	0.01%	#178	#179
2021	0.00%	0.00%	#179	#185
2022	0.00%	0.01%	#179	#178
2023	0.00%	0.01%	#171	#162
2024	0.00%	0.01%	#170	#163

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Trading partners

China was North Korea's top trading partner in 2024, at 92.2% of total trade; the top five partners covered 97.5%.

Year

Top partner share: 92.2%
Top-5 share: 97.5%
Partners: 73
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.852

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China $337M

Poland $10M

Austria $7M

Togo $6M

Zimbabwe $4M

Suriname $4M

India $4M

Luxembourg $3M

Indonesia $3M

Angola $3M

Spain $3M

Trinidad & Tobago $2M

Nigeria $2M

Uganda $1M

Netherlands $0M

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Top partners of North Korea in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	China	$337 M	$1,816 M	$2,154 M	−$1,479 M
#2	Trinidad & Tobago	$2 M	$93 M	$94 M	−$91 M
#3	Togo	$6 M	$6 M	$12 M	$0 M
#4	Poland	$10 M	$0 M	$10 M	$9 M
#5	Austria	$7 M	$0 M	$7 M	$6 M
#6	India	$4 M	$2 M	$6 M	$2 M
#7	Zimbabwe	$4 M	$0 M	$4 M	$4 M
#8	Suriname	$4 M	$0 M	$4 M	$4 M
#9	Nigeria	$2 M	$2 M	$4 M	−$0 M
#10	Luxembourg	$3 M	$0 M	$3 M	$3 M
#11	Spain	$3 M	$0 M	$3 M	$3 M
#12	Indonesia	$3 M	$0 M	$3 M	$3 M
#13	Angola	$3 M	$0 M	$3 M	$3 M
#14	Uganda	$1 M	$2 M	$2 M	−$1 M
#15	Netherlands	$0 M	$2 M	$2 M	−$2 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of North Korea's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

North Korea's export partners concentrated over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.203 → 0.680, a concentrated export base across 69 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of North Korea per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.203	0.205	89	61
1996	0.140	0.204	100	73
1997	0.126	0.201	104	74
1998	0.093	0.157	113	78
1999	0.106	0.124	122	75
2000	0.100	0.113	126	89
2001	0.106	0.191	127	90
2002	0.149	0.116	126	94
2003	0.209	0.193	127	90
2004	0.239	0.182	128	96
2005	0.174	0.236	134	95
2006	0.149	0.238	135	91
2007	0.210	0.264	136	93
2008	0.144	0.301	136	94
2009	0.291	0.437	134	96
2010	0.352	0.429	133	94
2011	0.529	0.689	132	92
2012	0.620	0.707	133	93
2013	0.662	0.672	137	95
2014	0.534	0.740	132	89
2015	0.694	0.619	132	98
2016	0.555	0.739	130	99
2017	0.760	0.854	131	88
2018	0.324	0.785	116	79
2019	0.261	0.676	117	69
2020	0.106	0.439	110	60
2021	0.115	0.486	108	48
2022	0.197	0.579	95	45
2023	0.546	0.934	82	37
2024	0.680	0.892	69	31

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