Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in North Korea
North Korea: Import unit value index (2015 = 100) was 57.4 2015 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Import unit value index in North Korea, 2000–2025
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 57.4 2015 = 100 for import unit value index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 56.3% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in North Korea peaked at 161.1 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.3 2015 = 100, in 2001.
North Korea ranks 208th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.6 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2001 | 50.3 2015 = 100 | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 50.5 2015 = 100 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 54.8 2015 = 100 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 62.8 2015 = 100 | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 73.2 2015 = 100 | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 81.3 2015 = 100 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 88.4 2015 = 100 | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 110.2 2015 = 100 | +24.7% |
| 2009 | 87 2015 = 100 | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 100.4 2015 = 100 | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 123.3 2015 = 100 | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 117.8 2015 = 100 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 114.6 2015 = 100 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 111.4 2015 = 100 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 97.8 2015 = 100 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 104.3 2015 = 100 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 106.1 2015 = 100 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 103.5 2015 = 100 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 103.5 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 120.3 2015 = 100 | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 161.1 2015 = 100 | +33.9% |
| 2023 | 151.8 2015 = 100 | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 131.3 2015 = 100 | -13.5% |
| 2025 | 57.4 2015 = 100 | -56.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 57.4 2015 = 100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 127.4 2015 = 100, 45% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 57.4 2015 = 100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 124.5 2015 = 100, 46% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.31 2015 = 100 | 50.3 2015 = 100 | 110.2 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.92 2015 = 100 | 97.8 2015 = 100 | 123.3 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.9 2015 = 100 | 57.4 2015 = 100 | 161.1 2015 = 100 | 6 |
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 import unit value index in North Korea?
- Import unit value index in North Korea was 57.4 2015 = 100 in 2025, 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 161.1 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3 2015 = 100 in 2001.
- How does North Korea rank for import unit value index?
- North Korea ranks 208th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. 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.