Denmark vs Norway: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

Denmark
129.43 billion current US$
in 2023
Norway
177.53 billion current US$
in 2023
Denmark rank
35th
Norway rank
33rd

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • Denmark
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 177.53 billion current US$ against 129.43 billion current US$ in Denmark, a difference of 48.10 billion current US$.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.4 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 35th and Norway ranks 33rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 2.06 billion current US$ 1.33 billion current US$ 726.38 million current US$ Denmark
1970s 7.66 billion current US$ 6.41 billion current US$ 1.25 billion current US$ Denmark
1980s 19.17 billion current US$ 19.45 billion current US$ 278.61 million current US$ Norway
1990s 41.68 billion current US$ 38.01 billion current US$ 3.67 billion current US$ Denmark
2000s 79.20 billion current US$ 97.58 billion current US$ 18.38 billion current US$ Norway
2010s 104.44 billion current US$ 126.04 billion current US$ 21.61 billion current US$ Norway
2020s 123.14 billion current US$ 178.12 billion current US$ 54.98 billion current US$ Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Denmark or Norway?
Norway, at 177.53 billion current US$ against 129.43 billion current US$ in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Denmark and Norway?
48.10 billion current US$, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Denmark ranks 35th and Norway ranks 33rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.