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North Korea: Imports (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1970–2024 · 55 observations · imports_GDP

2024
11.1%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−0.0 pointsfrom 11.1%
Average, 2015–2024
11.1%10 years
Record high and low
13.2% (1988)low 5.70% (1995)

Imports (% of GDP)

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Percent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202411.1
202311.1
202211.1
202111.1
202011.1
201911.1
201811.1
201711.1
201611.1
201511.1

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

North Korea documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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