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General profile: Denmark

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
5.977 Millions
6.897 DKK/US$
425 687 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 40 000 km²
..
2.80 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+2.4 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
85 121
96 440
95 457
133 242
Merchandise imports
75 581
83 052
85 623
122 841
Merchandise trade balance
9 540
13 388
9 835
10 401
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
4 %4 %70 %70 %5 %5 %21 %21 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
19 80612 7989 9568 8157 06019 80612 7989 9568 8157 060
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
43 969
61 895
64 726
127 093
Services imports
38 821
55 534
59 409
121 234
Services trade balance
5 149
6 361
5 317
5 859
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
61.4
61.7
56.6
52.2
Travel
11.9
9.5
10.4
8.3
Other services
25.9
28.0
32.0
37.9
TRADE INDICES
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ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.8 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
265 150
322 346
301 759
425 687
GDP per capita, current US$
48 925
58 103
53 092
71 216
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
2.36
1.58
2.10
2.80
Current account balance, % of GDP
4.15
6.40
7.95
12.24
Exchange rate (/US$)
5.997
5.624
6.728
6.897
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
46.322.722.868.059.846.322.722.868.059.8
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+3.1 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
7 533.55
-5 413.26
5 655.69
6 897.84
FDI outflows
12 979.94
4 161.07
11 665.44
13 265.54
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.25
0.29
0.42
0.36
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
1 525.91 430.21 396.81 412.91 332.21 449.61 415.31 314.51 247.01 258.31 483.01 370.81 182.21 149.9925.51 019.11 051.7823.2740.3666.11 075.4940.6784.9698.6666.56 89811 3207 6328 3613 87927 002-2 4825 693-6 7035 6566 4911 36277613 980-5 4132 5352 4876 6389 5317 534-10 7162 6116 63711 52333 823FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
5.33
6.79
6.58
10.88
Balance, % of imports
12.69
15.51
13.36
18.28
Normalized balance
0.060
0.072
0.063
0.084
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
13012713111110411210910410110510310410410294891051009889
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 89%Urban 89%Rural 11%Rural 11%
OTHER INDICATORS
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1.061 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
9 033
13 814
16 488
25 032
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
698 012
753 643
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
4.92
3.61
3.61
3.43
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
10.24
7.90
7.46
6.62
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
3.21
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025