Merchandise trade in Denmark
Denmark: Merchandise trade was 61.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Denmark, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Denmark is 61.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Denmark peaked at 65.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 1972.
Denmark ranks 81st of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.9% | — |
| 1961 | 48.3% | -6.9% |
| 1962 | 47.8% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 48.8% | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 47.3% | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 45.7% | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 43.6% | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 43.5% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 44.3% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 45.5% | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 43.4% | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 41.0% | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 45.7% | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 51.7% | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 47.2% | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 48.4% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 46.9% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 44.2% | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 47.0% | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 51.0% | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 54.8% | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 53.4% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 53.6% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 55.4% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 56.6% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 50.3% | -11.0% |
| 1987 | 46.9% | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 48.2% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 51.3% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 50.8% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 51.7% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 50.5% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 48.3% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 50.7% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 52.4% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 51.6% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 54.4% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 54.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 54.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 58.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 60.3% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 56.7% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 57.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 62.8% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 62.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 55.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 57.9% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 58.9% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 59.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 60.3% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 61.5% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.9% | 43.5% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.1% | 41.0% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.1% | 46.9% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.9% | 48.3% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 54.9% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 55.7% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 58.1% | 65.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 78 Portugal 62.1% compare
- 79 Papua New Guinea 62.0% compare
- 80 Montenegro 61.8% compare
- 82 Paraguay 61.3% compare
- 83 Sweden 61.2% compare
- 84 Tajikistan 61.1% compare
More private sector data for Denmark
- 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$), annual growth rate 11.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 22,670 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Denmark?
- Merchandise trade in Denmark was 61.5% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 1972.
- How does Denmark rank for merchandise trade?
- Denmark ranks 81st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.