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

Definitions

  • Balance of payments > Grants, excluding technical cooperation > BoP, current US$ per capita: Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$). Grants are defined as legally binding commitments that obligate a specific value of funds available for disbursement for which there is no repayment requirement. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Exports: The total US dollar amount of exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis.
  • Exports > Exports of goods and services: GDP by Type of Expenditure at current prices - US dollars.
  • Exports > Leading export market: Country or customs union which is the main recipient of exports.
  • Exports > Per $ GDP: The total US dollar amount of exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
  • Exports > Per capita: The total US dollar amount of exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Exports per capita: The total US dollar amount of exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Exports to US: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
  • Exports to US > Per $ GDP: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003 Per $ GDP figures expressed per $100 of Gross Domestic Product.
  • Exports to US per capita: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Imports: 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.
  • Imports > Imports of goods and services: GDP by Type of Expenditure at current prices - US dollars.
  • Imports from US: In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
  • Imports from US per capita: In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Imports 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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Imports from US > Per $ GDP: In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003 Per $ GDP figures expressed per $100 of Gross Domestic Product.
  • Exports > Partners: A rank ordering of trading partners starting with the most important; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value
  • Balance of payments > Foreign direct investment, net inflows > BoP, current US$: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
STAT North Korea South Korea HISTORY
Balance of payments > Grants, excluding technical cooperation > BoP, current US$ per capita $4.58
Ranked 124th. 24 times more than South Korea
$0.19
Ranked 164th.

Exports $2.00 billion
Ranked 4th.
$466.30 billion
Ranked 6th. 234 times more than North Korea

Exports > Exports of goods and services 845.96 million
Ranked 171st.
638.25 billion
Ranked 7th. 754 times more than North Korea

Exports > Leading export market China China
Exports > Per $ GDP $0.05 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 168th.
$0.37 per $1 of GDP
Ranked 60th. 8 times more than North Korea

Exports > Per capita $64.96 per capita
Ranked 166th.
$7,727.63 per capita
Ranked 32nd. 119 times more than North Korea

Exports per capita $81.94
Ranked 8th.
$9,437.36
Ranked 26th. 115 times more than North Korea

Exports to US $100,000.00
Ranked 197th.
$8.40 billion
Ranked 7th. 84042 times more than North Korea
Exports to US > Per $ GDP $0.00 per $100
Ranked 200th.
$0.91 per $100
Ranked 48th. 3634 times more than North Korea
Exports to US per capita $0.00
Ranked 186th.
$175.60
Ranked 30th. 41178 times more than North Korea
Imports $3.10 billion
Ranked 4th.
$417.90 billion
Ranked 8th. 135 times more than North Korea

Imports > Imports of goods and services 1.61 billion
Ranked 168th.
603.47 billion
Ranked 7th. 376 times more than North Korea

Imports from US 0.0
Ranked 220th.
$6.05 billion
Ranked 7th.
Imports from US per capita 0.0
Ranked 194th.
$126.42
Ranked 39th.
Imports per capita $127.03
Ranked 8th.
$8,457.80
Ranked 29th. 67 times more than North Korea

Imports from US > Per $ GDP 0.0
Ranked 210th.
$0.65 per $100
Ranked 53th.
Exports > Partners South Korea 47%, China 40%, Hong Kong 2% China 23.2%, US 10.1%, Japan 5.8%, Hong Kong 5.3%
Balance of payments > Foreign direct investment, net inflows > BoP, current US$ $79.00 million
Ranked 163th.
$5.00 billion
Ranked 42nd. 63 times more than North Korea

SOURCES: World Bank, International Debt Statistics. 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.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; World Trade Organization Trade Profiles database, loaded 2010; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. 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.; US Census Bureau; US Census Bureau. 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.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources. World Bank World Development Indicators.

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