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Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Metadata
| Component | Period | Organisation | Source | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services | 1970 - 1985 | United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division | National Accounts Estimates | Derived by applying the average share of 1991-1995 |
| Exports of goods and services | 1986 - 1990 | Economist Intelligence Unit | Country Profile, North Korea, 1993/1994 | Derived by applying the backward trend of the item at current prices |
| Exports of goods and services | 1991 - 1994 | Economist Intelligence Unit | Country Profile, North Korea, 1996/1997 | Derived by applying the share of the item in GDP of the current price series |
| Exports of goods and services | 1995 - 1996 | Economist Intelligence Unit | Country Profile, North Korea, 2000 | Derived by applying the share of the item in GDP of the current price series |
| Exports of goods and services | 1997 - 1999 | Economist Intelligence Unit | Country Profile, North Korea, 2003 | Derived by applying the share of the item in GDP of the current price series |
| Exports of goods and services | 2000 - 2002 | Economist Intelligence Unit | Country Profile, North Korea, 2006 | Derived by applying the share of the item in GDP of the current price series |
| Exports of goods and services | 2003 - 2004 | Economist Intelligence Unit | Country Profile, North Korea, 2007 | Derived by applying the share of the item in GDP of the current price series |
| Exports of goods and services | 2005 | United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division | National Accounts Estimates | Derived by applying the average share of the item of the previous 3 years |
| Exports of goods and services | 2006 | Economist Intelligence Unit | Country Profile, North Korea, 2007 | Derived by applying the share of the item in GDP of the current price series |
| Exports of goods and services | 2007 - 2023 | United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division | National Accounts Estimates | Derived by applying the average share of the item of the previous 3 years |
| Imports of goods and services | 1970 - 1985 | United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division | National Accounts Estimates | Derived by applying the average share of 1991-1995 |
| Imports of goods and services | 1986 - 1990 | Economist Intelligence Unit | Country Profile, North Korea, 1993/1994 | Derived by applying the backward trend of the item at current prices |
| Imports of goods and services | 1991 - 1994 | Economist Intelligence Unit | Country Profile, North Korea, 1996/1997 | Derived by applying the share of the item in GDP of the current price series |
| Imports of goods and services | 1995 - 1996 | Economist Intelligence Unit | Country Profile, North Korea, 2000 | Derived by applying the share of the item in GDP of the current price series |
| Imports of goods and services | 1997 - 1999 | Economist Intelligence Unit | Country Profile, North Korea, 2003 | Derived by applying the share of the item in GDP of the current price series |
| Imports of goods and services | 2000 - 2002 | Economist Intelligence Unit | Country Profile, North Korea, 2006 | Derived by applying the share of the item in GDP of the current price series |
| Imports of goods and services | 2003 - 2004 | Economist Intelligence Unit | Country Profile, North Korea, 2007 | Derived by applying the share of the item in GDP of the current price series |
| Imports of goods and services | 2005 | United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division | National Accounts Estimates | Derived by applying the average share of the item of the previous 3 years |
| Imports of goods and services | 2006 | Economist Intelligence Unit | Country Profile, North Korea, 2007 | Derived by applying the share of the item in GDP of the current price series |
| Imports of goods and services | 2007 - 2023 | United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division | National Accounts Estimates | Derived by applying the average share of the item of the previous 3 years |
| GDP | 1970 - 1974 | Bank of Korea | Korea Institute for National Unification | Derived by applying the average growth of GDP of 1971-1975 at 10.4% |
| GDP | 1975 - 1979 | Bank of Korea | Korea Institute for National Unification | Derived by applying the average growth of GDP of 1976-1980 at 4.1% |
| GDP | 1980 - 1984 | Bank of Korea | Korea Institute for National Unification | Derived by applying the average growth of GDP of 1981-1985 at 3.7% |
| GDP | 1985 - 1986 | Bank of Korea | Korea Institute for National Unification | Derived by applying the average growth of GDP of 1986-1990 at 1.4% |
| GDP | 1987 - 1995 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Permanent Mission to the UN | Letter dated 12 June 1997, addressed to the UN Statistics Division | Applied nominal values from this source |
| GDP | 1996 - 1998 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Permanent Mission to the UN | Letter dated 9 March 2000, addressed to the UN Statistics Division | Applied nominal values from this source |
| GDP | 1999 - 2004 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Permanent Mission to the UN | Letter dated 20 March 2006, addressed to the UN Statistics Division | Applied nominal values from this source |
| GDP | 2005 - 2023 | Bank of Korea | Website (http://www.bok.or.kr) | Derived by applying the trend of GDP at current prices |