Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 0.0% for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 0.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 171st of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -37.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -71.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -35.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +99.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +80.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports in Democratic People's Republic of Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +99.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2023 | +80.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 16.6% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 3.3% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 99.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.0% (2023)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 0.0032 million constant US$ (2022)
- Proportion of the target population who received 99.0% (2024)
- Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights 0.0% (2026)
- Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements 58 (2025)
- Proportion of urban population living in slums 23.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 0.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 171st out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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