Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Denmark
Denmark: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 9.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Denmark, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 9.5% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Denmark peaked at 28.6% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2021.
Denmark ranks 176th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23.6% | — |
| 1976 | 22.9% | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 23.3% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 24.1% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 21.5% | -10.8% |
| 1982 | 24.6% | +14.1% |
| 1983 | 25.8% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 26.0% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 24.9% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 28.3% | +13.6% |
| 1987 | 28.6% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 25.3% | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 24.4% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 26.2% | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 24.2% | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 28.0% | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 24.9% | -10.9% |
| 1994 | 24.3% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 20.9% | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 22.5% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 21.3% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -22.6% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -48.8% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +39.9% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +43.2% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 9.5% | +8.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 9.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 35% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 9.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 46% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.5% | 22.9% | 24.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 21.5% | 28.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 18.5% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 8.6% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.5% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 4.4% | 9.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More private sector data for Denmark
- Merchandise trade 61.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 75.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 136.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 129.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 148.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 131.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,692 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Denmark?
- Travel services in Denmark was 9.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 1987.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2021.
- How does Denmark rank for travel services?
- Denmark ranks 176th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.