Private Sector in North Korea 33 indicators covering private sector for North Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Merchandise imports 2.87 billion current US$ 2025 down 40.5% 153rd Merchandise exports 611.00 million current US$ 2025 down 85.3% 165th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within regio 97.1% 2023 up 13.4% 1st Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan 17.6% 2023 up 557.3% 31st Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia 0.8% 2023 down 80.9% 117th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East 0.1% 2023 down 88.8% 142nd Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin Ameri 1.8% 2023 down 56.4% 79th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Ce 0.4% 2023 down 3.1% 131st Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & 74.2% 2023 down 7.2% 7th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 20.7% 2023 up 69.5% 66th Merchandise exports to high-income economies 2.8% 2023 down 60.0% 202nd Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 0.2% 2023 down 80.6% 173rd Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual 2.3% 2023 up 179.0% 3rd Merchandise exports by the reporting economy 375.04 million current US$ 2023 down 89.2% 170th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 74.2% 2023 down 7.2% 8th Merchandise imports by the reporting economy 2.65 billion current US$ 2023 down 48.1% 158th Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 — 56th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Sahar 1.9% 2023 down 0.4% 65th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asi 0.1% 2023 down 98.5% 201st Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle Ea 0.0% 2021 down 99.3% 195th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin Ame 0.8% 2023 down 37.9% 147th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 0.0% 2023 down 98.8% 201st Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia 97.1% 2023 up 13.4% 1st Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside regi 2.7% 2023 down 69.1% 184th Merchandise imports from high-income economies 0.2% 2023 down 96.8% 204th Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 0.0% 2023 down 99.6% 202nd Export unit value index 120.9 2015 = 100 2024 up 6.1% 150th Import unit value index 116.7 2015 = 100 2024 up 4.9% 176th Export value index 8.9 2015 = 100 2024 down 91.7% 204th Import value index 49.2 2015 = 100 2024 down 57.9% 202nd Export volume index 7.3 2015 = 100 2024 down 92.3% 204th Import volume index 42.2 2015 = 100 2024 down 59.8% 201st Net barter terms of trade index 103.6 2015 = 100 2024 up 1.1% 95th