North Korea: Arms exports

The latest value from 2014 is 1 million U.S. dollars, a decline from 5 million U.S. dollars in 2010. In comparison, the world average is 646.90 million U.S. dollars, based on data from 42 countries. Historically, the average for North Korea from 1974 to 2014 is 69 million U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 1 million U.S. dollars, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 250 million U.S. dollars was recorded in 1983. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs) expressed in US$ m. A '0' indicates that the value of deliveries is less than US$0.5m