Export unit value index (2015 = 100) in North Korea
North Korea: Export unit value index (2015 = 100) was 120.9 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Export 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
The most recent figure for export unit value index in North Korea is 120.9 2015 = 100, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 23.7% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export unit value index in North Korea peaked at 142.2 2015 = 100 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 67.1 2015 = 100, in 2002.
North Korea ranks 188th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Export unit value index (2015 = 100) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.1 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2001 | 70 2015 = 100 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 67.1 2015 = 100 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 68.6 2015 = 100 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 75.1 2015 = 100 | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 83.2 2015 = 100 | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 92.5 2015 = 100 | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 98.2 2015 = 100 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 110.8 2015 = 100 | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 104.1 2015 = 100 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 124.3 2015 = 100 | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 142.2 2015 = 100 | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 128 2015 = 100 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 120.5 2015 = 100 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 113.5 2015 = 100 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 104.2 2015 = 100 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 118.9 2015 = 100 | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 88.7 2015 = 100 | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 86.3 2015 = 100 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 86 2015 = 100 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 106.4 2015 = 100 | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 135.2 2015 = 100 | +27.1% |
| 2023 | 123.6 2015 = 100 | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 120.9 2015 = 100 | -2.2% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 120.9 2015 = 100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 153.4 2015 = 100, 69% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 120.9 2015 = 100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 125.4 2015 = 100, 85% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.37 2015 = 100 | 67.1 2015 = 100 | 110.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.66 2015 = 100 | 86.3 2015 = 100 | 142.2 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.42 2015 = 100 | 86 2015 = 100 | 135.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 185 Cayman Islands 108.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 186 Bangladesh 107.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 187 Seychelles 106.5 2015 = 100 compare
- 189 Uruguay 105.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 190 Haiti 104.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 190 Madagascar 104.9 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 (current US$), per capita 23 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 69.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 107.97 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 22.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 0.0% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies 0.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 2.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East 97.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export unit value index in North Korea?
- Export unit value index in North Korea was 120.9 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export unit value index recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 142.2 2015 = 100 in 2011.
- What is the lowest export unit value index recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1 2015 = 100 in 2002.
- How does North Korea rank for export unit value index?
- North Korea ranks 188th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is export unit value index rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 Export unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export 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, interna¬tional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.