Import volume index (2015 = 100) in North Korea
North Korea: Import volume index (2015 = 100) was 42.2 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Import volume index in North Korea, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 42.2 2015 = 100 for import volume index in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import volume index in North Korea peaked at 105.1 2015 = 100 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.1 2015 = 100, in 2021.
That places North Korea 201st out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Import volume index (2015 = 100) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 75.4 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 72.1 2015 = 100 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 70.9 2015 = 100 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 67.3 2015 = 100 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 73.7 2015 = 100 | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 73.6 2015 = 100 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 74.5 2015 = 100 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 85.9 2015 = 100 | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 85.5 2015 = 100 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 105.1 2015 = 100 | +22.9% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 83 2015 = 100 | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 76.4 2015 = 100 | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 52.1 2015 = 100 | -31.8% |
| 2019 | 60.7 2015 = 100 | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 15.7 2015 = 100 | -74.1% |
| 2021 | 11.1 2015 = 100 | -29.3% |
| 2022 | 24.6 2015 = 100 | +121.6% |
| 2023 | 43.3 2015 = 100 | +76.0% |
| 2024 | 42.2 2015 = 100 | -2.5% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 42.2 2015 = 100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 107.75 2015 = 100, 39% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 42.2 2015 = 100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 120.8 2015 = 100, 35% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Import 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +121.6% | 11.1 2015 = 100 | 24.6 2015 = 100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.88 2015 = 100 | 67.3 2015 = 100 | 75.4 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 79.68 2015 = 100 | 52.1 2015 = 100 | 105.1 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.38 2015 = 100 | 11.1 2015 = 100 | 43.3 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 198 Turkmenistan 45.1 2015 = 100 compare
- 199 Eritrea 44.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 200 Afghanistan 42.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 202 Congo 38.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 203 Equatorial Guinea 35.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 204 Venezuela 33.2 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 import volume index in North Korea?
- Import volume index in North Korea was 42.2 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import volume index recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 105.1 2015 = 100 in 2014.
- What is the lowest import volume index recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1 2015 = 100 in 2021.
- How does North Korea rank for import volume index?
- North Korea ranks 201st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import volume index rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. 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 volume index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the import 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.