General profile: Denmark

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
5.854 Millions
6.287 DKK/US$
394 274 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 40 000 km²
1.94 %
3.75 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+16.1 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
85 121
96 440
95 457
125 945
Merchandise imports
75 581
83 052
85 623
120 307
Merchandise trade balance
9 540
13 388
9 835
5 638
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
4 %4 %71 %71 %5 %5 %20 %20 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
18 10413 81311 4827 1216 99018 10413 81311 4827 1216 990
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
43 861
61 626
64 405
93 382
Services imports
38 415
55 156
58 224
81 723
Services trade balance
5 445
6 469
6 181
11 659
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
61.6
61.8
56.9
63.3
Travel
12.0
9.5
10.4
4.8
Other services
25.7
27.8
31.8
30.7
TRADE INDICES
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ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.8 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
264 467
321 995
302 673
394 274
GDP per capita, current US$
48 648
58 008
53 308
67 348
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
2.34
1.87
2.34
3.75
Current account balance, % of GDP
4.16
6.54
8.24
8.36
Exchange rate (/US$)
5.997
5.624
6.728
6.287
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
46.024.722.954.948.446.024.722.954.948.4
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+5.7 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
7 533.55
-8 977.40
3 616.13
5 540.52
FDI outflows
12 979.94
1 371.63
9 420.01
22 399.07
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.25
0.29
0.42
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
1 495.21 335.81 375.71 314.51 247.01 258.31 483.01 370.81 182.21 149.9925.51 019.11 051.7823.2740.3666.11 075.4940.6784.9698.6666.55 5413 2107 0731 7153 7492353 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
2021
Balance, % of GDP
5.50
6.95
6.79
6.75
Balance, % of imports
13.11
15.94
13.96
12.69
Normalized balance
0.062
0.074
0.065
0.060
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
11310311110710310010410210310310194901051009889
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 88%Urban 88%Rural 12%Rural 12%
OTHER INDICATORS
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1.159 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
9 033
13 814
16 488
24 754
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
25.71
43.27
46.63
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
734 000
750 000
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
4.94
3.65
3.66
3.94
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
10.29
7.96
7.68
7.41
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).
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: 20 October 2022