Trade balance — all countries

Trade balance — Greenland

Trade balance in Greenland in 2023 — -342,395,021 US$. Ranked 92 in the world out of 175. Since 2003, the indicator has fallen by 87.7%.

2023 -342M US$ +7.83% vs 2022
World rank 92of 175
Period maximum -26.51M US$2018
Period minimum -1.46B US$2011

Trend over time

2003–2023 · US$

Trade balance — Greenland, 2003–2023-1.5B-1B-500M0200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232003: -182,462,001 US$2004: -174,576,873 US$2005: -325,317,539 US$2006: -283,598,951 US$2007: -507,614,213 US$2008: -835,070,735 US$2009: -614,658,039 US$2010: -1,060,352,147 US$2011: -1,464,429,457 US$2012: -677,326,932 US$2013: -550,681,657 US$2014: -288,268,956 US$2015: -198,471,828 US$2016: -116,612,134 US$2017: -80,495,019 US$2018: -26,509,913 US$2019: -302,888,680 US$2020: -331,450,569 US$2021: -512,906,321 US$2022: -371,501,347 US$2023: -342,395,021 US$
Change over the period: −160M (−87.65%)

Comparison, 2023

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

Greenland -342M US$
World computed 705B US$
Europe & Central Asia computed 827B US$
Northern Europe computed 281B US$
High-income countries computed 573B US$
Trade balance — Greenland, by year Greenland All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2023 -342M +29.11M +7.83%
2022 -372M +141M +27.57%
2021 -513M −181M −54.75%
2020 -331M −28.56M −9.43%
2019 -303M −276M −1,042.55%
2018 -26.51M +53.99M +67.07%
2017 -80.5M +36.12M +30.97%
2016 -117M +81.86M +41.24%
2015 -198M +89.8M +31.15%
2014 -288M +262M +47.65%
2013 -551M +127M +18.7%
2012 -677M +787M +53.75%
2011 -1.46B −404M −38.11%
2010 -1.06B −446M −72.51%
2009 -615M +220M +26.39%
2008 -835M −327M −64.51%
2007 -508M −224M −78.99%
2006 -284M +41.72M +12.82%
2005 -325M −151M −86.35%
2004 -175M +7.89M +4.32%
2003 -182M

About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

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