<P> North Korea 's foreign trade deteriorated in the 1990s . After hitting the bottom of $1.4 billion in 1998 , it recovered slightly . North Korea 's trade total in 2002 was $2.7 billion : only about 50 % of $5.2 billion in 1988 , even in nominal US dollars . These figures exclude intra-Korean trade , deemed internal , which rose in 2002 to $641 million . During the late 2000s trade grew strongly , almost tripling between 2007 and 2011 to $5.6 billion , with much of the growth being with China . By about 2010 external trade had returned to 1990 levels , and by 2014 was near double 1990 levels , alongside trade with China increasing from 50 % of total trade in 2005 to near 90 % in 2014 . </P>
<P> North Korea 's foreign trade deteriorated in the 1990s . After hitting the bottom of $1.4 billion in 1998 , it recovered slightly . North Korea 's trade total in 2002 was $2.7 billion : only about 50 % of $5.2 billion in 1988 , even in nominal US dollars . These figures exclude intra-Korean trade , deemed internal , which rose in 2002 to $641 million . During the late 2000s trade grew strongly , almost tripling between 2007 and 2011 to $5.6 billion , with much of the growth being with China . By about 2010 external trade had returned to 1990 levels , and by 2014 was near double 1990 levels , alongside trade with China increasing from 50 % of total trade in 2005 to near 90 % in 2014 . </P>
what percentage of north korea 's foreign trade is with china
what percentage of north korea 's foreign trade is with china
90 %
90 %