North Korea

Market Overview

According to the Pacific Forum CSIS, a recent study concluded that "North Korea exports $500 million of narcotics annually, making it the world's third largest opium exporter and the sixth largest heroin exporter".

North Korea Black Market Country Page

Market Value:
$500 Million

Source:  Ah-Young Kim, "End North Korea's Drug Trade," PacNet, No.26, Pacific Forum CSIS, June 6, 2003, http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/pac0326.pdf (accessed: September 4, 2006).