Transport services in Denmark
Denmark: Transport services was 52.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Denmark, 1975–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2024, transport services in Denmark stood at 52.2%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Denmark peaked at 68.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 1987.
Denmark ranks 7th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Transport services in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 32.1% | — |
| 1976 | 32.8% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 34.0% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 32.6% | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 45.3% | +39.0% |
| 1982 | 43.5% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 46.3% | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 43.3% | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 39.7% | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 36.0% | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 31.8% | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 32.7% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 37.5% | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 32.5% | -13.5% |
| 1991 | 32.3% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 34.8% | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 43.1% | +23.8% |
| 1994 | 45.2% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 44.6% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 44.0% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 38.1% | -20.6% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +31.6% |
| 2006 | 62.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 63.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 68.7% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | -23.1% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.8% | 32.1% | 34.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 31.8% | 46.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 41.3% | 32.3% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 41.2% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 51.2% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 52.2% | 68.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 4 Qatar 66.9% compare
- 5 Mauritania 54.3% compare
- 6 Brunei Darussalam 53.2% compare
- 8 Panama 51.6% compare
- 9 Nigeria 51.0% compare
- 10 Iran, Islamic Republic of 49.4% compare
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 transport services in Denmark?
- Transport services in Denmark was 52.2% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 1987.
- How does Denmark rank for transport services?
- Denmark ranks 7th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.