Exports in North Korea increased to 387.93 USD Million in 2024 from 386.89 USD Million in 2023. This dataset provides - North Korea Exports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

United States Exports to North Korea was US$1.53 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Exports to North Korea - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on November of 2025.

In 2023, China was North Korea's leading trading partner with an export value of goods amounting to around ****** million U.S. dollars. It was followed by Vietnam with about **** million U.S. dollars. China was also the leading trading partner in terms of North Korea's value of goods imported that year.

North Korea KP: Exports: Goods data was reported at 1.850 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.990 USD bn for 2016. North Korea KP: Exports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 1.331 USD bn from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2017, with 38 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.365 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 637.000 USD mn in 1999. North Korea KP: Exports: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s North Korea – Table KP.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Trade Organization.; Gap-filled total;

North Korea KP: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: The Arab World data was reported at 0.435 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.104 % for 2015. North Korea KP: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: The Arab World data is updated yearly, averaging 4.525 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.931 % in 1981 and a record low of 0.391 % in 1987. North Korea KP: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: The Arab World data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s North Korea – Table KP.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

North Korea KP: Exports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports data was reported at 1.472 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.714 % for 2015. North Korea KP: Exports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 44.586 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 61.220 % in 1995 and a record low of 1.472 % in 2016. North Korea KP: Exports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s North Korea – Table KP.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

North Korea KP: Exports: Goods: by Reporting Economy data was reported at 2.947 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.915 USD bn for 2015. North Korea KP: Exports: Goods: by Reporting Economy data is updated yearly, averaging 913.255 USD mn from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.655 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of 636.181 USD mn in 1983. North Korea KP: Exports: Goods: by Reporting Economy data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s North Korea – Table KP.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Sum;

India Exports to North Korea was US$2.02 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. India Exports to North Korea - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

North Korea KP: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: Residual data was reported at 0.000 % in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for 2015. North Korea KP: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: Residual data is updated yearly, averaging 0.053 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.807 % in 1985 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2016. North Korea KP: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: Residual data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s North Korea – Table KP.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

In 2023, North Korea conducted more than ** percent of its foreign trade with China. Its economic dependence on China has increased over the past two decades and reached its highest level that year.

Russia Exports to North Korea was US$41.95 Million during 2020, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Russia Exports to North Korea - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

North Korea KP: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Within Region data was reported at 88.850 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 81.534 % for 2015. North Korea KP: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Within Region data is updated yearly, averaging 36.426 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 88.850 % in 2016 and a record low of 5.757 % in 2000. North Korea KP: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Within Region data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s North Korea – Table KP.World Bank: Exports. Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

North Korea KP: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Outside Region data was reported at 9.678 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.753 % for 2015. North Korea KP: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Outside Region data is updated yearly, averaging 19.517 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 72.262 % in 2007 and a record low of 6.100 % in 1984. North Korea KP: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Outside Region data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s North Korea – Table KP.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

Canada Exports to North Korea was US$63.38 Thousand during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada Exports to North Korea - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on November of 2025.

North Korea KP: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: South Asia data was reported at 4.151 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.782 % for 2015. North Korea KP: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: South Asia data is updated yearly, averaging 5.114 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.029 % in 2006 and a record low of 1.530 % in 1994. North Korea KP: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: South Asia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s North Korea – Table KP.World Bank: Exports. Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

China Exports to North Korea was US$1.83 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Exports to North Korea - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

North Korea KP: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Latin America & The Caribbean data was reported at 1.999 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.188 % for 2015. North Korea KP: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Latin America & The Caribbean data is updated yearly, averaging 5.333 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.175 % in 2000 and a record low of 0.189 % in 1985. North Korea KP: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Latin America & The Caribbean data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s North Korea – Table KP.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

North Korea KP: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Sub-Saharan Africa data was reported at 2.748 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.518 % for 2015. North Korea KP: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Sub-Saharan Africa data is updated yearly, averaging 1.806 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.328 % in 2007 and a record low of 0.306 % in 1981. North Korea KP: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Sub-Saharan Africa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s North Korea – Table KP.World Bank: Exports. Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

Poland Exports to North Korea was US$360.89 Thousand during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Poland Exports to North Korea - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

Vietnam Exports to North Korea was US$34.01 Thousand during 2014, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Vietnam Exports to North Korea - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on November of 2025.