Import value index in North Korea
North Korea: Import value index was 49.2 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Import value index in North Korea, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2024, import value index in North Korea stood at 49.2 2015 = 100.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import value index in North Korea peaked at 116.8 2015 = 100 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.3 2015 = 100, in 2021.
North Korea ranks 202nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.08 2015 = 100 | 55.6 2015 = 100 | 73.9 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 85.96 2015 = 100 | 55.2 2015 = 100 | 116.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.06 2015 = 100 | 13.3 2015 = 100 | 51.4 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 199 Eritrea 55.1 2015 = 100 compare
- 200 Turkmenistan 54.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 201 Congo 49.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 203 Venezuela 44.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 204 Equatorial Guinea 42.8 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 Europe & Ce 0.4% (2023)
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 74.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy 375.04 million current US$ (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 Sub-Saharan 17.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import value index in North Korea?
- Import value index in North Korea was 49.2 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import value index recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 116.8 2015 = 100 in 2014.
- What is the lowest import value index recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3 2015 = 100 in 2021.
- How does North Korea rank for import value index?
- North Korea ranks 202nd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import value index rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.