Dumb question, would this be captured in NK's GDP figures? I imagine that the whole point of this sort of activity is so that they can skirt sanctions so there may well be a tonne of this activity going on that just never shows up in GDP estimates because.... well it's designed not to.
No, this isnt really economic activity inside NK so it wouldnt be in GDP.
Yeah I wonder if it has any interaction with the NK economy at all. Presumably it translates into weapons imports or black market luxury goods imports?