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Economy > Trade > Imports Stats: compare key data on North Korea & South Korea

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  • Imports of goods and services: GDP by Type of Expenditure at current prices - US dollars.
  • Imports of goods and services per capita: GDP by Type of Expenditure at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Leading import source: Country or customs union which is the main supplier of imports.
  • Per $ GDP: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
  • Per capita: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
STAT North Korea South Korea HISTORY
Imports of goods and services 1.61 billion
Ranked 168th.
603.47 billion
Ranked 7th. 376 times more than North Korea

Imports of goods and services per capita 64.86
Ranked 199th.
12,068.34
Ranked 42nd. 186 times more than North Korea

Leading import source China China
Per $ GDP $0.09 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 163th.
$0.34 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 88th. 4 times more than North Korea

Per capita $127.56 per capita
Ranked 163th.
$7,128.18 per capita
Ranked 37th. 56 times more than North Korea

SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Trade Organization Trade Profiles database, loaded 2010; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011

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