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What are North Korea's biggest exports?

Toys and games represent North Korea's fastest grower among the top 10 export categories, up by 908.3% from 2023 to 2024. In second place for improving export sales was the clocks and watches group including parts via a 295.7% advance.

What are North Korea's top export categories?

North Korean shipments of ores, slag and ash (up 40.6%) and inorganic chemicals (up 34.6%) also posted robust increases. The leading decliners among North Korea's top 10 export categories were reduced sales of North Korean vehicles (down -64.3%), iron and steel (down -39.6%), then mineral fuels including oil (down -31.2%).

What are net exports in North Korea?

In a nutshell, net exports represent the amount by which foreign spending on a home country's goods or services exceeds or lags the home country's spending on foreign goods or services. Historically, North Korea has earned highly positive net exports in the international trade of the metals iron and steel.

Which country imports the most products from North Korea?

The top destinations were China ($292M), Poland ($10.3M), Senegal ($10.3M), Angola ($10.2M), and Austria ($10.1M). In 2023, the top imports of North Korea were Processed Hair ($160M), Soybean Oil ($90M), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($80.7M), Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($80.5M), and Rice ($76.8M).

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