Germany vs Greenland: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Germany
- Greenland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 65.5% against 63.2% in Greenland, a difference of 2.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Greenland ahead.
Germany ranks 74th and Greenland ranks 76th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Greenland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.3% | 94.6% | 61.2% | Greenland |
| 1980s | 42.3% | 106.8% | 64.5% | Greenland |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 69.3% | 28.4% | Greenland |
| 2000s | 59.3% | 53.4% | 5.9% | Germany |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 50.6% | 18.5% | Germany |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 59.7% | 10.8% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Germany or Greenland?
- Germany, at 65.5% against 63.2% in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Germany and Greenland?
- 2.3%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greenland?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Greenland rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Germany ranks 74th and Greenland ranks 76th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.