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North Korea
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Continent: Asia, Region: Asia
Population as of 2020: 25 million 55 of 193
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Nominal G.D.P. in 2024: $28 - 30 billion (no official estimate exists for this country)
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Estimated external merchandise exports in 2024: $360.44 million (unconfirmed estimate). 127 of 193
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(partner-based reconstruction of external merchandise trade; trade between North Korea and South Korea is excluded)
Calendar-year 2024 goods exports, excluding services. Amounts are nominal U.S. dollars, with no inflation adjustment. These are reconstructed partner-trade values. A uniform free-on-board (FOB) valuation has not been verified.
(The estimate covers reconstructed external merchandise trade and does not establish the value of unrecorded trade.)
Top Exports
Five largest broad export categories, 2024 (unconfirmed estimate)
The five leading broad commodity categories are shown at the published grouping level.
| Rank | Item | Dollar amount | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prepared feathers/down and articles; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | $189.38 million | Feathers, artificial flowers and hair articles |
| 2 | Ores, slag and ash | $46.61 million | Ores, slag and ash |
| 3 | Iron and steel | $23.44 million | Iron and steel |
| 4 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products | $22.24 million | Mineral fuels and oils |
| 5 | Clocks and watches and parts | $16.60 million | Clocks and watches |
Five largest export destination economies, 2024 (unconfirmed estimate)
(Other export destinations total $8.503 million (2.36%) and remain in the export total. This is an aggregate of additional destinations, without identifying their individual amounts.)
