Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Denmark

Imports (% of GDP) in Denmark in 2025 — 59.11%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 138. Since 1966, the indicator has risen by 29.49 pp.

2025 59.11% −1.66 pp vs 2024
World rank 38of 138
Period maximum 61.24%2022
Period minimum 26.82%1972

Trend over time

1966–2025 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Denmark, 1966–2025203040506070196619721978198419901996200220082014202020251966: 29.61%1967: 28.81%1968: 28.36%1969: 28.79%1970: 29.98%1971: 28.85%1972: 26.82%1973: 29.88%1974: 34.04%1975: 30.37%1976: 32.82%1977: 31.97%1978: 29.66%1979: 31.6%1980: 33.1%1981: 34.9%1982: 35.16%1983: 33.89%1984: 34.75%1985: 35.77%1986: 32.62%1987: 29.71%1988: 30.14%1989: 31.65%1990: 30.87%1991: 31.47%1992: 30.04%1993: 29.06%1994: 30.96%1995: 31.93%1996: 31.43%1997: 33.46%1998: 34.13%1999: 33.36%2000: 38.16%2001: 38.39%2002: 38.82%2003: 36.99%2004: 38.19%2005: 42.02%2006: 46.75%2007: 48.65%2008: 50.5%2009: 42.4%2010: 43.8%2011: 47.93%2012: 49.28%2013: 48.69%2014: 48.38%2015: 49.32%2016: 47.71%2017: 48.87%2018: 51.83%2019: 52.94%2020: 49.4%2021: 53.11%2022: 61.24%2023: 60.31%2024: 60.76%2025: 59.11%
Change over the period: +29.49 pp Annual average: 0.5 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark

Denmark 59.11%
World 28.5%
Northern Europe computed 44.3%
Imports (% of GDP) — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 59.11 −1.66 pp
2024 60.76 +0.45 pp
2023 60.31 −0.93 pp
2022 61.24 +8.13 pp
2021 53.11 +3.72 pp
2020 49.4 −3.54 pp
2019 52.94 +1.11 pp
2018 51.83 +2.96 pp
2017 48.87 +1.16 pp
2016 47.71 −1.61 pp
2015 49.32 +0.94 pp
2014 48.38 −0.31 pp
2013 48.69 −0.59 pp
2012 49.28 +1.35 pp
2011 47.93 +4.13 pp
2010 43.8 +1.4 pp
2009 42.4 −8.1 pp
2008 50.5 +1.85 pp
2007 48.65 +1.9 pp
2006 46.75 +4.72 pp
2005 42.02 +3.84 pp
2004 38.19 +1.2 pp
2003 36.99 −1.83 pp
2002 38.82 +0.43 pp
2001 38.39 +0.23 pp
2000 38.16 +4.8 pp
1999 33.36 −0.77 pp
1998 34.13 +0.67 pp
1997 33.46 +2.03 pp
1996 31.43 −0.5 pp
1995 31.93 +0.97 pp
1994 30.96 +1.9 pp
1993 29.06 −0.98 pp
1992 30.04 −1.44 pp
1991 31.47 +0.6 pp
1990 30.87 −0.78 pp
1989 31.65 +1.51 pp
1988 30.14 +0.43 pp
1987 29.71 −2.91 pp
1986 32.62 −3.15 pp
1985 35.77 +1.02 pp
1984 34.75 +0.87 pp
1983 33.89 −1.27 pp
1982 35.16 +0.25 pp
1981 34.9 +1.8 pp
1980 33.1 +1.5 pp
1979 31.6 +1.95 pp
1978 29.66 −2.32 pp
1977 31.97 −0.85 pp
1976 32.82 +2.45 pp
1975 30.37 −3.67 pp
1974 34.04 +4.16 pp
1973 29.88 +3.06 pp
1972 26.82 −2.03 pp
1971 28.85 −1.13 pp
1970 29.98 +1.19 pp
1969 28.79 +0.44 pp
1968 28.36 −0.45 pp
1967 28.81 −0.81 pp
1966 29.61

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.