북한 2018년 GDP 전년보다 4.1% 감소... 1997년 이후 감소 제일 커<br /><br />North Korea's GDP in 2018 fell by over four percent compared to the previous year.<br />The Bank of Korea says this is the biggest drop since 1997 when the regime went through a severe famine.<br />Seoul's central bank attributed the poor growth to international sanctions and poor agricultural yields.<br />The North's exports dropped by over 86 percent compared to 2017... and imports by over 31 percent, shrinking North Korea's overall trade volume by nearly half.<br />