International tourism, expenditures in Denmark
Denmark: International tourism, expenditures was 5.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Denmark, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2018, international tourism, expenditures in Denmark stood at 5.7%.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Denmark peaked at 8.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2008.
That places Denmark 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.4% | — |
| 1996 | 7.1% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 7.1% | 8.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.4% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 43 Congo 6.3% compare
- 44 Cape Verde 5.9% compare
- 45 Latvia 5.7% compare
- 47 Macau, China 5.7% compare
- 48 Solomon Islands 5.6% compare
- 49 Argentina 5.2% compare
More private sector data for Denmark
- Merchandise trade 61.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 75.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 136.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 148.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,692 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3208 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Denmark?
- International tourism, expenditures in Denmark was 5.7% in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2008.
- How does Denmark rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Denmark ranks 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.