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Imports and exports of goods and services

Which goods and services account for the highest shares of Denmark’s export, and who are our biggest trading partners? Each year, Denmark exports goods and services worth over DKK 1,000 billion. Here you gain an insight into Danish foreign trade broken down by commodity and service groups as well as geography.

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Prices or price level that applies to goods and services in the current period. The opposite of current prices is fixed prices.

Time series assessed on a monthly or quarterly basis are often affected by phenomena that appear at the same time every year. The time series are said to be subject to seasonal effects. When making a seasonal adjustment, you try to remove seasonal effects from the time series.

Selected statistics on Imports and exports of goods and services

This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Imports and exports of goods and services. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

Development in imports and exports of goods and services

Here you can see the development in imports and exports of goods and services. The imports are not quite as extensive as the exports and in this way, Denmark has a surplus on the trade in goods and services. The figures are stated in current prices. 
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Last update
11.3.2024
Next update
9.4.2024
Source data

The statistics are prepared on the basis of the foreign trade statistics, cf. External trade in goods and International trade in services, and furthermore financial statistics of Danmarks Nationalbank (the Danish central bank) and information from public authorities, cf. General Government Finances. Supplementary information from other statistics is used, and supplementary information is collected with the International trade in services. Some of the sources are used as they stand while others are used as indicators of development.

The exports broken down by commodity groups

Here you can see the exports broken down by various commodity and service groups. Maritime transport, chemical products (including pharmaceuticals) and machinery are among the major commodity and service groups. The figures are seasonally adjusted and from the last updated month.
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Last update
11.3.2024
Next update
9.4.2024
Source data

The statistics are prepared on the basis of the foreign trade statistics, cf. External trade in goods and International trade in services, and furthermore financial statistics of Danmarks Nationalbank (the Danish central bank) and information from public authorities, cf. General Government Finances. Supplementary information from other statistics is used, and supplementary information is collected with the International trade in services. Some of the sources are used as they stand while others are used as indicators of development.

Imports and exports broken down by selected trading partners

Here you can see the value of Danish imports and exports for selected trading partners. The figures are seasonally adjusted and from the last updated month.
More about the figure
Last update
11.3.2024
Next update
9.4.2024
Source data

The statistics are prepared on the basis of the foreign trade statistics, cf. External trade in goods and International trade in services, and furthermore financial statistics of Danmarks Nationalbank (the Danish central bank) and information from public authorities, cf. General Government Finances. Supplementary information from other statistics is used, and supplementary information is collected with the International trade in services. Some of the sources are used as they stand while others are used as indicators of development.

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Imports and exports in detail
Get a thorough insight into which goods and services Denmark imports and exports.

Monthly indicator for International trade at contant prices

Label for experimental statistics

The significant development in prices in recent years has made it more difficult to interpret the development in Danish imports and exports of goods. As part of Statistics Denmark's experimental statistics, a monthly fixed price indicator for international trade in goods has been calculated. This indicator is defined as the ratio between the value of international trade and an associated price index with a base year of 2015. The statbank tables UHM and PRIS4315 are used for the calculation. See more about the two statistics in the associated documentation Balance of Payments and Producer and Import Price Index for Commodities. This statistic is categorized as 'experimental statistics'. Read more in the documentation on this.

More about the figure
Last update
11.3.2024
Next update
9.4.2024
Source data

The statistics are prepared on the basis of the foreign trade statistics, cf. External trade in goods and International trade in services, and furthermore financial statistics of Danmarks Nationalbank (the Danish central bank) and information from public authorities, cf. General Government Finances. Supplementary information from other statistics is used, and supplementary information is collected with the International trade in services. Some of the sources are used as they stand while others are used as indicators of development.

On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published.

See the documentation of statistics to learn more:

Balance of Payments

The balance of payments describes the economic movements between Denmark and the rest of the world. The balance of payments for Denmark has been compiled since 1934. Today the main emphasis is placed upon income and expenditures in relation to foreign countries. Originally the most important item was the foreign debt, which is compiled as part of the International Investment Position (IIP) - Denmark's external assets and liabilities. Since 1991 the IIP has been compiled by Danmarks Nationalbank. The balance of payments statistics are compiled in cooperation between Danmarks Nationalbank and Statistics Denmark, the latter being responsible for publishing the consolidated statistics.

International Trade in Goods

The statistics shows the development in Denmark's external trade in goods at a detailed level (imports and exports) by country and type of commodity. The statistics have been compiled regularly since 1838 covering 1836 and onwards.

International Trade in Services

Foreign trade in services describes the trade in services (imports and exports) with other countries. The trade is described both in terms of type of services and in terms of partner country/area. The statistics were introduced in connection with the termination of the settlement statistics in Danmarks Nationalbank by new-year 2004/05, cf. Balance of payments.

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