North Korean Trade Data: Exports and Imports

This dataset corresponds to academic research regarding a publication: "An analysis of North Korean trade amid warming global relations utilizing RCA, RSCA, and TBI." The data is being made publically available for continued analysis and in order for others to reproduce the findings of our research. It includes minimally the export values and import values of North Korea. Additionally, the calculated indices are provided: Revealed Comparative Analysis RCA (Balassa Index, 1965), Symmetrical Revealed Comparative Analysis RSCA ((RCA -1)/(RCA+1)), and the Trade Balance Index (Lafay Index, 1990). The findings of this research reveal comparative advantages in several North Korean industries: textiles, coal, and steel among many others. The data also reveals the impacts of recent trade restrictions by the United States and China.

本数据集关联一项已发表的学术研究：《基于显性比较优势指数（Revealed Comparative Analysis, RCA）、对称显性比较优势指数（Symmetrical Revealed Comparative Analysis, RSCA）与贸易平衡指数（Trade Balance Index, TBI）的全球关系缓和背景下朝鲜贸易分析》。本数据集已公开，旨在供学界开展后续研究，并便于其他研究者复现本研究的结论。数据集至少包含朝鲜的进出口贸易额数据，此外还提供了三类计算得到的指数：显性比较优势指数（即巴拉萨指数，1965年提出）、对称显性比较优势指数（计算公式为(RCA-1)/(RCA+1)）以及贸易平衡指数（即拉法伊指数，1990年提出）。本研究结论显示，朝鲜在纺织、煤炭、钢铁等多个产业领域拥有比较优势，该数据集同时展现了近期美国与中国实施的贸易限制措施所产生的影响。