In 2023, China was North Korea's leading trading partner with an export value of goods amounting to around 292.45 million U.S. dollars. It was followed by Vietnam with about 9.17 million U.S. dollars. China was also the leading trading partner in terms of North Korea's value of goods imported that year.

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 June of 2025.

In 2023, the value of total exports of South Korea reached about *** billion U.S. dollars, whereas that of North Korea was around ** million dollars. Accordingly, South Korea's export increased while North Korea's export gradually decreased. While international sanctions against North Korea made exports more difficult, the gap between South and North Korean exports has widened steadily in the last years.

In 2022, the number of exports from South Korea to North Korea amounted to just two cases. After the closure of the Kaesong Industrial Complex in 2016, which was a joint inter-Korean economic project located in North Korea, imports and exports between South and North Korea decreased significantly.

North Korea Export Value Index data was reported at 3.155 2015=100 in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.168 2015=100 for 2020. North Korea Export Value Index data is updated yearly, averaging 28.613 2015=100 from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2021, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 105.130 2015=100 in 2014 and a record low of 2.168 2015=100 in 2020. North Korea Export Value Index 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: Trade Index. Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies.;United Nations Conference on Trade and Development;;

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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 July of 2025.

North Korea KP: Export Value Index data was reported at 610.169 2000=100 in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 586.158 2000=100 for 2015. North Korea KP: Export Value Index data is updated yearly, averaging 188.983 2000=100 from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2016, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 616.525 2000=100 in 2014 and a record low of 89.972 2000=100 in 1999. North Korea KP: Export Value Index 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: Trade Index. Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.; ; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of Statistics and data files, and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.; ;

North Korea KP: Export Volume Index data was reported at 466.071 2000=100 in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 435.712 2000=100 for 2015. North Korea KP: Export Volume Index data is updated yearly, averaging 182.094 2000=100 from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 466.071 2000=100 in 2016 and a record low of 100.000 2000=100 in 2000. North Korea KP: Export Volume Index 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: Trade Index. Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current year’s trade values as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used.; ; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of Statistics and data files, and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.; ;

This statistic shows the percentage of North Korea's top ten exported goods in 2015, by category. Among top ten categories in 2015, fuel distilled from coal accounted for approximately **** percent of North Korea's exported goods.

Canada Imports from North Korea was US$3.43 Thousand during 2021, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Canada Imports from North Korea - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

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;

In 2023, North Korea conducted more than 98 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.

Key information about North Korea Exports: Television

• North Korea Exports: Television was reported at 1,017.223 USD th in Dec 2022
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,236.016 USD th for Dec 2021
• North Korea Exports: Television data is updated yearly, averaging 6,048.461 USD th from Dec 1995 to 2022, with 28 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 57,828.630 USD th in 1996 and a record low of 1,017.223 USD th in 2022
• North Korea Exports: Television data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Electronic Sector – Table RF.UNCTAD.TR: Television Receivers: Export Value

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;

India Imports from North Korea was US$4.03 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. India Imports from North Korea - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

In 2022, South Korea's trade balance with North Korea amounted to about 136,000 U.S. dollars. Trade between South and North Korea significantly declined after the closure of the Kaesong Industrial Complex in 2016, a joint inter-Korean economic project.

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