Import unit value index in North Korea
North Korea: Import unit value index was 116.7 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import unit value index in North Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 116.7 2015 = 100 for import unit value index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in North Korea peaked at 123 2015 = 100 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 50.7 2015 = 100, in 2001.
North Korea ranks 176th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.62 2015 = 100 | 50.7 2015 = 100 | 109.9 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.72 2015 = 100 | 97.6 2015 = 100 | 123 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.08 2015 = 100 | 103.4 2015 = 100 | 122.4 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 173 Bermuda 117 2015 = 100 compare
- 173 Central African Republic 117 2015 = 100 compare
- 175 China 116.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 176 Israel 116.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 178 Philippines 116.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 179 Dominican Republic 116.1 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for North Korea
- Merchandise imports 2.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 611.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & 74.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy 375.04 million current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual 2.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 0.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies 2.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 20.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East 0.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan 17.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit value index in North Korea?
- Import unit value index in North Korea was 116.7 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import unit value index recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 123 2015 = 100 in 2011.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7 2015 = 100 in 2001.
- How does North Korea rank for import unit value index?
- North Korea ranks 176th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices 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. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.