North Korea (PRK) and Cuba (CUB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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North Korea-Cuba Trade: In 2022, North Korea exported $1.92M to Cuba. The main products that North Korea exported to Cuba were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of North Korea to Cuba have increased at an annualized rate of 35.4%, from $423k in 2017 to $1.92M in 2022.

In 2022, North Korea did not export any services to Cuba.

Cuba-North Korea In N/A, Cuba did not export any products to North Korea.

In 2022, Cuba did not export any services to North Korea.

Comparison In 2023, North Korea ranked 172 in total exports ($397M), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index. That same year, Cuba ranked 82 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.42), and 159 in total exports ($1.05B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, North Korea exported $1.92M to Cuba. There were not main exports from North Korea to Cuba in 2022. During the last 5 years the exports of North Korea to Cuba have increased at an annualized rate of 35.4%, from $423k in 2017 to $1.92M in 2022.

Cuba does not register exports to North Korea.

Exports from North Korea () to Cuba () (2022)

Exports from Cuba () to North Korea () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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North Korea
Top DestinationChina$292M

Cuba
Top DestinationChina$358M

This map shows whether countries import more from North Korea or Cuba. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from North Korea and Cuba or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from North Korea than Cuba included Senegal ($10.3M), Angola ($10.2M), and Austria ($10.1M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Cuba than North Korea included Spain ($129M), Germany ($68.1M), and China ($358M).

Difference in imports from Cuba () and North Korea () (2023)

Comparative Advantage North Korea - Cuba

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This chart compares trade between North Korea and Cuba by product, considering products traded by both, North Korea and Cuba.

During 2022, North Korea had a large net trade with Cuba in the exports of .

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of North Korea and Cuba. This means that a dot/product with the flag of North Korea indicates it has a comparative advantage over Cuba. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Cuba indicates it has a comparative advantage over North Korea.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from North Korea () to Cuba () (2022)

Exports from Cuba () to North Korea () (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Cuba () and North Korea () (2023)

Comparative Advantage North Korea - Cuba

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of North Korea () and Cuba () (2022)

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