Manufactures exports in Greenland
Greenland: Manufactures exports was 4.5% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Greenland, 1976–2018
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2018, manufactures exports in Greenland stood at 4.5%.
The figure is down 34.0% on the previous year and up 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Greenland peaked at 11.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1988.
Greenland ranks 170th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2.4% | — |
| 1977 | 2.4% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 3.6% | +47.9% |
| 1979 | 2.9% | -19.6% |
| 1980 | 2.4% | -17.7% |
| 1981 | 7.1% | +198.8% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | +35.3% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | -27.8% |
| 1984 | 10.8% | +55.0% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | -77.7% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | +23.5% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | +20.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -77.8% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | +77.8% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | +67.3% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -46.4% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +164.3% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -32.8% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -50.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +201.6% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -50.9% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +38.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +165.9% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -59.9% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +111.9% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +47.1% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -43.1% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -64.3% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +689.0% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -61.9% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +91.0% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -34.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 0.8% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.3% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 1.5% | 11.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 167 Ecuador 4.9% compare
- 168 Afghanistan 4.8% compare
- 169 Mozambique 4.6% compare
- 171 Equatorial Guinea 4.0% compare
- 172 Guinea 3.7% compare
- 173 Nigeria 3.5% compare
More private sector data for Greenland
- Merchandise trade 63.2% (2023)
- Food imports 19.8% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 92.3% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 17,807 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 26.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 17,983 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Greenland?
- Manufactures exports in Greenland was 4.5% in 2018, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1988.
- How does Greenland rank for manufactures exports?
- Greenland ranks 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.