Merchandise imports, current USD
Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports.
MERCHANDISE_IMPORTS_CURRENT_USD · raw · annual · USD
Merchandise import scale
Merchandise imports, current USD
Merchandise import scale
Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports.
Data and evidence
Merchandise imports, current USD
Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,930,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183179 · revision 1
Value 2930000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2930000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 2,760,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183178 · revision 1
Value 2760000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2760000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 1,710,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183177 · revision 1
Value 1710000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1710000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 1,640,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183176 · revision 1
Value 1640000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1640000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 1,260,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183175 · revision 1
Value 1260000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1260000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 1,380,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183174 · revision 1
Value 1380000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1380000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 1,320,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183173 · revision 1
Value 1320000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1320000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 1,387,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183172 · revision 1
Value 1387000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1387000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 1,013,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183171 · revision 1
Value 1013000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1013000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 1,177,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183170 · revision 1
Value 1177000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1177000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 1,686,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183169 · revision 1
Value 1686000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1686000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 1,847,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183168 · revision 1
Value 1847000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1847000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 1,894,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183167 · revision 1
Value 1894000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1894000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 2,049,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183166 · revision 1
Value 2049000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2049000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 2,279,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183165 · revision 1
Value 2279000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2279000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 2,718,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183164 · revision 1
Value 2718000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2718000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | 2,880,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183163 · revision 1
Value 2880000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2880000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 3,055,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183162 · revision 1
Value 3055000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3055000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 3,580,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183161 · revision 1
Value 3580000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3580000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 3,095,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183160 · revision 1
Value 3095000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3095000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 3,530,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183159 · revision 1
Value 3530000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3530000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 4,370,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183158 · revision 1
Value 4370000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 4370000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 4,825,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183157 · revision 1
Value 4825000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 4825000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 4,650,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183156 · revision 1
Value 4650000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 4650000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 5,585,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183155 · revision 1
Value 5585000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 5585000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 4,822,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183154 · revision 1
Value 4822000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 4822000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 3,857,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183153 · revision 1
Value 3857000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3857000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 3,781,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183152 · revision 1
Value 3781000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3781000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 2,621,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183151 · revision 1
Value 2621000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2621000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 2,977,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183150 · revision 1
Value 2977000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2977000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 774,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183149 · revision 1
Value 774000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 774000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | 631,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183148 · revision 1
Value 631000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 631000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | 1,430,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183147 · revision 1
Value 1430000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1430000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | 2,440,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183146 · revision 1
Value 2440000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2440000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | 2,340,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183145 · revision 1
Value 2340000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2340000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | 2,869,000,000 USD | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #183144 · revision 1
Value 2869000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceCustoms-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2869000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:37 · source revision unspecified |
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