North Korea: Arms imports

The latest value from 2010 is 1 dollars, a decline from 4 dollars in 2009. In comparison, the world average is 220.78 dollars, based on data from 116 countries. Historically, the average for North Korea from 1960 to 2010 is 369.86 dollars. The minimum value, 1 dollars, was reached in 2010 while the maximum of 1572 dollars was recorded in 1971. See the global rankings 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.