International tourism, receipts in Denmark
Denmark: International tourism, receipts was 4.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Denmark, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2018, international tourism, receipts in Denmark stood at 4.5%.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Denmark peaked at 5.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2008.
That places Denmark 99th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.6% | — |
| 1996 | 5.1% | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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, receipts in Denmark?
- International tourism, receipts in Denmark was 4.5% in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2008.
- How does Denmark rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Denmark ranks 99th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.