Global Statistics and Country Indicators
North Korea Exports, Imports and Trade Balance Over Time (1980–2025)
North Korea Exports, Imports and Trade Balance Over Time (1980–2025)Trade Balance
Data table
| 1980 | -300M | 1992 | -700M | 2004 | -1B | 2015 | -670M |
| 1981 | -500M | 1993 | -620M | 2005 | -1.38B | 2016 | -851M |
| 1982 | -400M | 1994 | -226M | 2006 | -1.42B | 2017 | -2.01B |
| 1983 | -400M | 1995 | -421M | 2007 | -1.37B | 2018 | -2.37B |
| 1984 | -500M | 1996 | -411M | 2008 | -1.52B | 2019 | -2.7B |
| 1985 | -462M | 1997 | -289M | 2009 | -1.1B | 2020 | -684M |
| 1986 | -476M | 1998 | -362M | 2010 | -975M | 2021 | -551M |
| 1987 | -853M | 1999 | -540M | 2011 | -665M | 2022 | -1.27B |
| 1988 | -1.17B | 2000 | -978M | 2012 | -870M | 2023 | -2.11B |
| 1989 | -1.22B | 2001 | -1.02B | 2013 | -815M | 2024 | -1.98B |
| 1990 | -1.07B | 2002 | -886M | 2014 | -1.22B | 2025 | -2.26B |
| 1991 | -800M | 2003 | -983M |
Exports
Data table
| 1980 | 900M | 1992 | 1.01B | 2004 | 1.28B | 2015 | 4.15B |
| 1981 | 1B | 1993 | 1.02B | 2005 | 1.34B | 2016 | 3.01B |
| 1982 | 1.1B | 1994 | 1.03B | 2006 | 1.47B | 2017 | 1.77B |
| 1983 | 1.2B | 1995 | 959M | 2007 | 1.69B | 2018 | 251M |
| 1984 | 1.2B | 1996 | 909M | 2008 | 2.06B | 2019 | 280M |
| 1985 | 1.33B | 1997 | 1.1B | 2009 | 2B | 2020 | 90M |
| 1986 | 1.63B | 1998 | 651M | 2010 | 2.56B | 2021 | 80M |
| 1987 | 1.41B | 1999 | 637M | 2011 | 3.71B | 2022 | 160M |
| 1988 | 1.67B | 2000 | 708M | 2012 | 3.96B | 2023 | 330M |
| 1989 | 1.69B | 2001 | 826M | 2013 | 3.84B | 2024 | 360M |
| 1990 | 1.86B | 2002 | 1.01B | 2014 | 4.37B | 2025 | 611M |
| 1991 | 1.96B | 2003 | 1.07B |
Imports
Data table
| 1980 | 1.2B | 1992 | 1.71B | 2004 | 2.28B | 2015 | 4.82B |
| 1981 | 1.5B | 1993 | 1.64B | 2005 | 2.72B | 2016 | 3.86B |
| 1982 | 1.5B | 1994 | 1.26B | 2006 | 2.88B | 2017 | 3.78B |
| 1983 | 1.6B | 1995 | 1.38B | 2007 | 3.06B | 2018 | 2.62B |
| 1984 | 1.7B | 1996 | 1.32B | 2008 | 3.58B | 2019 | 2.98B |
| 1985 | 1.79B | 1997 | 1.39B | 2009 | 3.1B | 2020 | 774M |
| 1986 | 2.1B | 1998 | 1.01B | 2010 | 3.53B | 2021 | 631M |
| 1987 | 2.26B | 1999 | 1.18B | 2011 | 4.37B | 2022 | 1.43B |
| 1988 | 2.84B | 2000 | 1.69B | 2012 | 4.83B | 2023 | 2.44B |
| 1989 | 2.91B | 2001 | 1.85B | 2013 | 4.65B | 2024 | 2.34B |
| 1990 | 2.93B | 2002 | 1.89B | 2014 | 5.59B | 2025 | 2.87B |
| 1991 | 2.76B | 2003 | 2.05B |