Export volume index (2015 = 100) in North Korea
North Korea: Export volume index (2015 = 100) was 7.3 2015 = 100 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Export volume index in North Korea, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for export volume index in North Korea is 7.3 2015 = 100, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export volume index in North Korea peaked at 100 2015 = 100 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.9 2015 = 100, in 2021.
That places North Korea 204th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Export volume index (2015 = 100) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 39.8 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 38.9 2015 = 100 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 42.7 2015 = 100 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 45.6 2015 = 100 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 46.9 2015 = 100 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 49.1 2015 = 100 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 65.3 2015 = 100 | +33.0% |
| 2012 | 77.5 2015 = 100 | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 78.4 2015 = 100 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 94.6 2015 = 100 | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 70.8 2015 = 100 | -29.2% |
| 2017 | 35.9 2015 = 100 | -49.3% |
| 2018 | 6.8 2015 = 100 | -81.1% |
| 2019 | 8 2015 = 100 | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 2.6 2015 = 100 | -67.5% |
| 2021 | 1.9 2015 = 100 | -26.9% |
| 2022 | 2.9 2015 = 100 | +52.6% |
| 2023 | 6.7 2015 = 100 | +131.0% |
| 2024 | 7.3 2015 = 100 | +9.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 7.3 2015 = 100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 110.1 2015 = 100, 7% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 7.3 2015 = 100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 118.2 2015 = 100, 6% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Export volume index (2015 = 100) in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +131.0% | 2.9 2015 = 100 | 6.7 2015 = 100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.78 2015 = 100 | 38.9 2015 = 100 | 46.9 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 58.64 2015 = 100 | 6.8 2015 = 100 | 100 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.28 2015 = 100 | 1.9 2015 = 100 | 7.3 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
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 volume index in North Korea?
- Export volume index in North Korea was 7.3 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export volume index recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100 2015 = 100 in 2015.
- What is the lowest export volume index recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 2015 = 100 in 2021.
- How does North Korea rank for export volume index?
- North Korea ranks 204th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is export volume index rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Export volume index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes 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.