Trade as a share of GDP in Denmark

Trade in goods and services was equal to 129.2% of GDP in Denmark in 2025.

Measure: Trade as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1966 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Denmark, 2025 129.2% % of GDP
Change from 2024 −2.5percentage points 2024: 131.8%
European Union, 2025 90.1% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 128.0% Middle value of 27 countries

Trade as a share of GDP in Denmark over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Trade as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period DenmarkEuropean Union
2025 129.2% 90.1%
2024 131.8% 91.6%
2023 129.6% 95.2%
2022 132.0% 103.7%
2021 112.3% 91.2%
2020 104.4% 83.8%
2019 111.9% 90.6%
2018 108.8% 90.4%
2017 104.2% 88.7%
2016 101.5% 85.8%
2015 105.1% 86.7%
2014 103.2% 85.5%
2013 103.6% 84.8%
2012 104.4% 85.1%
2011 102.0% 83.5%
2010 94.4% 78.3%
2009 89.4% 70.5%
2008 104.5% 80.8%
2007 100.0% 79.8%
2006 97.4% 78.0%
2005 89.4% 73.6%
2004 82.0% 70.4%
2003 80.8% 67.4%
2002 84.5% 68.4%
2001 83.9% 70.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.5 percentage points from 131.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 105.1%, the figure has changed by +24.1 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 90.1%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1966 to 2025 for Denmark
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices