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.

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.

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 September 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.

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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;;

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: 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: % 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;

This page displays a table with North Korea Exports By Country,exports By Country in U.S. dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.

As of March 2025, there were ** exports recorded from South Korea to North Korea. Trade between South and North Korea significantly declined after the closure of the Kaesong Industrial Complex in 2016, a joint inter-Korean economic project.

Historical dataset showing North Korea exports by year from N/A to N/A.

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;

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: 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;

North Korea: Coal exports, thousand short tons: The latest value from 2023 is 0 thousand short tons, unchanged from 0 thousand short tons in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 8510.21 thousand short tons, based on data from 190 countries. Historically, the average for North Korea from 1980 to 2023 is 3277.72 thousand short tons. The minimum value, 0 thousand short tons, was reached in 2018 while the maximum of 24825.71 thousand short tons was recorded in 2016.

North Korea: Exports of goods and services, billion USD: The latest value from is billion U.S. dollars, unavailable from billion U.S. dollars in . In comparison, the world average is 0.00 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for North Korea from to is billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, billion U.S. dollars, was reached in while the maximum of billion U.S. dollars was recorded in .

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North Korea: Exports of goods and services as percent of GDP: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.00 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for North Korea from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .