Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Greenland

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Greenland in 2023 — 63.19%. Ranked 87 in the world out of 200. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 33.19 pp.

2023 63.19% +1.87 pp vs 2022
World rank 87of 200
Period maximum 116.77%1984
Period minimum 42.94%2015

Trend over time

1970–2023 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Greenland, 1970–202340608010012019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 96.38%1971: 90.43%1972: 88.59%1973: 89.9%1974: 116.53%1975: 101.8%1976: 89.29%1977: 89.28%1978: 78.94%1979: 104.6%1980: 107.97%1981: 110.16%1982: 111.83%1983: 107.16%1984: 116.77%1985: 113.84%1986: 102.82%1987: 108.33%1988: 101.27%1989: 87.87%1990: 88.03%1991: 73.68%1992: 76.02%1993: 71.07%1994: 64.42%1995: 66.59%1996: 69.98%1997: 64.36%1998: 57.75%1999: 60.62%2000: 59.74%2001: 54.5%2002: 59.02%2003: 51.77%2004: 50.86%2005: 53.79%2006: 52.46%2007: 52.8%2008: 55.3%2009: 43.56%2010: 47.46%2011: 52.38%2012: 51.19%2013: 55.76%2014: 50.17%2015: 42.94%2016: 48.35%2017: 47.55%2018: 50%2019: 60.45%2020: 57.39%2021: 56.72%2022: 61.32%2023: 63.19%
Change over the period: −33.19 pp Annual average: -0.63 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Greenland 63.19%
World 45.03%
Northern Europe computed 49.64%
High-income countries computed 46.67%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Greenland, by year Greenland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 63.19 +1.87 pp
2022 61.32 +4.6 pp
2021 56.72 −0.67 pp
2020 57.39 −3.07 pp
2019 60.45 +10.45 pp
2018 50 +2.45 pp
2017 47.55 −0.8 pp
2016 48.35 +5.42 pp
2015 42.94 −7.24 pp
2014 50.17 −5.58 pp
2013 55.76 +4.56 pp
2012 51.19 −1.18 pp
2011 52.38 +4.92 pp
2010 47.46 +3.9 pp
2009 43.56 −11.74 pp
2008 55.3 +2.5 pp
2007 52.8 +0.35 pp
2006 52.46 −1.33 pp
2005 53.79 +2.93 pp
2004 50.86 −0.91 pp
2003 51.77 −7.25 pp
2002 59.02 +4.51 pp
2001 54.5 −5.23 pp
2000 59.74 −0.89 pp
1999 60.62 +2.88 pp
1998 57.75 −6.61 pp
1997 64.36 −5.62 pp
1996 69.98 +3.39 pp
1995 66.59 +2.17 pp
1994 64.42 −6.65 pp
1993 71.07 −4.94 pp
1992 76.02 +2.33 pp
1991 73.68 −14.35 pp
1990 88.03 +0.16 pp
1989 87.87 −13.4 pp
1988 101.27 −7.06 pp
1987 108.33 +5.52 pp
1986 102.82 −11.02 pp
1985 113.84 −2.94 pp
1984 116.77 +9.61 pp
1983 107.16 −4.66 pp
1982 111.83 +1.67 pp
1981 110.16 +2.18 pp
1980 107.97 +3.37 pp
1979 104.6 +25.67 pp
1978 78.94 −10.34 pp
1977 89.28 −0.02 pp
1976 89.29 −12.51 pp
1975 101.8 −14.72 pp
1974 116.53 +26.62 pp
1973 89.9 +1.31 pp
1972 88.59 −1.83 pp
1971 90.43 −5.95 pp
1970 96.38

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

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