North Korea vs Yemen: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- North Korea
- Yemen
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 2.8% against 0.1% in Yemen, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 23.2 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.
North Korea ranks 204th and Yemen ranks 206th of 206 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.8% | 64.3% | 5.4% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 31.3% | 5.8% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 19.2% | 13.8% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 9.2% | 4.5% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, North Korea or Yemen?
- North Korea, at 2.8% against 0.1% in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between North Korea and Yemen?
- 2.7%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Yemen?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Yemen rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- North Korea ranks 204th and Yemen ranks 206th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.