Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Denmark
Denmark: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 87.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Denmark, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Denmark stood at 87.2%.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Denmark peaked at 95.2% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 19th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 94.5% | — |
| 1961 | 95.1% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 94.2% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 91.8% | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 93.1% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 92.4% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 89.1% | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 90.9% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 90.6% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 92.3% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 92.4% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 92.4% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 94.3% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 94.3% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 93.6% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 94.3% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 93.7% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 92.5% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 92.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 92.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 92.2% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 91.5% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 89.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 89.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | +3.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 87.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.4%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 87.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.9%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.8% | 91.8% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.8% | 89.1% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.2% | 92.4% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.9% | 92.1% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 88.0% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 85.9% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 83.9% | 87.2% | 4 |
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 merchandise imports from high-income economies in Denmark?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Denmark was 87.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 1962.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Denmark ranks 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.