Manufactures imports in Denmark
Denmark: Manufactures imports was 75.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures imports in Denmark, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 75.9% for manufactures imports in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Denmark peaked at 77.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 1981.
Denmark ranks 17th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 61.9% | — |
| 1963 | 61.2% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 62.8% | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 63.8% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 65.0% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 67.2% | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 70.4% | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 69.5% | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 69.1% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 69.9% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 62.8% | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 65.0% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 65.9% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 63.4% | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 64.6% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 61.0% | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 57.4% | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 55.6% | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 58.2% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 60.4% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 62.7% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 64.8% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 72.6% | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 72.2% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 71.7% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 73.2% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 73.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 72.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 69.6% | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 70.9% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 72.8% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 76.9% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 77.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 75.9% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 76.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 77.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 76.7% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 74.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 73.2% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 70.6% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 73.3% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 74.7% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 75.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.9% | 61.2% | 70.4% | 8 |
| 1970s | 66.1% | 61.0% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.7% | 55.6% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.3% | 69.6% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 74.6% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 69.1% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 71.0% | 76.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More private sector data for Denmark
- Merchandise trade 61.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.6% (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$), annual growth rate 11.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 22,670 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Denmark?
- Manufactures imports in Denmark was 75.9% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 1981.
- How does Denmark rank for manufactures imports?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.