Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita was 23 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 23 current US$ per person for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 69.3% on the previous year and down 85.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 171.5 current US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.05 current US$ per person, in 2021.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 203rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 49.35 current US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 54.05 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 58.58 current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 62.98 current US$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 62.06 current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 67.53 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 81.76 current US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 1987 | 69.63 current US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 81.65 current US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 1989 | 81.04 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 87.96 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 91.47 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 46.43 current US$ per person | -49.2% |
| 1993 | 46.21 current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 46.17 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 42.3 current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 39.7 current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 47.51 current US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 1998 | 27.93 current US$ per person | -41.2% |
| 1999 | 27.11 current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 29.92 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 34.68 current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 42.1 current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 44.25 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 52.69 current US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 54.84 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 59.74 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 68.37 current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 83.18 current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 80.19 current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 102.25 current US$ per person | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 147.62 current US$ per person | +44.4% |
| 2012 | 156.87 current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 151.4 current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 171.5 current US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 162.34 current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 116.97 current US$ per person | -27.9% |
| 2017 | 68.56 current US$ per person | -41.4% |
| 2018 | 9.68 current US$ per person | -85.9% |
| 2019 | 10.75 current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 3.44 current US$ per person | -68.0% |
| 2021 | 3.05 current US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 6.08 current US$ per person | +99.3% |
| 2023 | 12.49 current US$ per person | +105.6% |
| 2024 | 13.59 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 23 current US$ per person | +69.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.86 current US$ per person | 49.35 current US$ per person | 81.76 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.28 current US$ per person | 27.11 current US$ per person | 91.47 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 55 current US$ per person | 29.92 current US$ per person | 83.18 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.8 current US$ per person | 9.68 current US$ per person | 171.5 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.27 current US$ per person | 3.05 current US$ per person | 23 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
More private sector data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Merchandise imports 2.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 611.00 million current US$ (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$), annual growth rate 22.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 0.0% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies 0.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 2.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East 97.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 0.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 23 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per capita recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 171.5 current US$ per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per capita recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.05 current US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 203rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise exports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.