Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Greenland
Greenland: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 98.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Greenland, 1962–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from high-income economies in Greenland is 98.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Greenland peaked at 100.0% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 1973.
Greenland ranks 1st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 98.1% | — |
| 1963 | 98.7% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 97.1% | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 96.8% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 97.6% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 95.8% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 93.1% | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 100.0% | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 96.7% | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 100.0% | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 87.5% | -12.5% |
| 1974 | 99.9% | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 98.6% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 100.0% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 98.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 99.7% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.9% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 98.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.4%, 1.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 98.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.9%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.1% | 93.1% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 98.4% | 87.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.5% | 98.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.0% | 98.3% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 96.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 89.0% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 98.0% | 98.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 2 Luxembourg 97.2% compare
- 3 Bermuda 96.6% compare
- 4 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 95.6% 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)
- Manufactures exports 4.5% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports from high-income economies in Greenland?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Greenland was 98.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1969.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 1973.
- How does Greenland rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Greenland ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland 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.