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General profile: Denmark

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
5.882 Millions
7.076 DKK/US$
400 167 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 40 000 km²
8.53 %
2.73 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+4.6 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
85 121
96 440
95 457
131 793
Merchandise imports
75 581
83 052
85 623
128 340
Merchandise trade balance
9 540
13 388
9 835
3 453
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
4 %4 %68 %68 %8 %8 %20 %20 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
20 35213 53912 1808 5836 75020 35213 53912 1808 5836 750
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
(e) 43 861
61 626
64 405
126 367
Services imports
(e) 38 415
55 156
58 224
97 248
Services trade balance
(e) 5 445
6 469
6 181
29 119
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
61.6
61.8
56.9
67.7
Travel
12.0
9.5
10.4
6.9
Other services
25.7
27.8
31.8
24.2
TRADE INDICES
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10410710310710210310110098989798959310610499959910210399991001009910110099999910010099
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.7 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
264 467
321 995
302 673
400 167
GDP per capita, current US$
48 648
58 008
53 308
68 029
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
2.34
1.87
2.34
2.73
Current account balance, % of GDP
4.16
6.54
8.24
13.14
Exchange rate (/US$)
5.997
5.624
6.728
7.076
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
45.324.024.058.752.045.324.024.058.752.0
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.9 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
7 533.55
-8 977.40
3 616.13
4 493.54
FDI outflows
12 979.94
1 371.63
9 420.01
3 791.33
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.25
0.29
0.42
0.32
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
1 250.21 369.61 332.21 451.41 415.31 314.51 247.01 258.31 483.01 370.81 182.21 149.9925.51 019.11 051.7823.2740.3666.11 075.4940.6784.9698.6666.54 4944 6811 68527 029-2 4975 4372353 6164 68290877611 939-8 9771 045-7426 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
2022
Balance, % of GDP
(e) 5.50
6.95
6.79
10.41
Balance, % of imports
(e) 13.11
15.94
13.96
17.85
Normalized balance
(e) 0.062
0.074
0.065
0.082
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
12711010411010710310010410210310310194901051009889
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban 88%Urban 88%Rural 12%Rural 12%
OTHER INDICATORS
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1.187 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
9 033
13 814
16 488
26 147
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
698 012
753 643
1 079 649
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
4.94
3.65
3.66
3.71
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
10.29
7.96
7.68
6.89
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
(r) 7.31
..
..
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).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
r
Number of persons employed in full time equivalent units.Total business economy includes repair of computers, personal and household goods; except financial and insurance activities.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
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: 11 April 2024