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How much of Denmark’s trade passes through the Cape of Good Hope?

In 2024, an estimated $20.1 billion of Denmark’s trade passed through the Cape of Good Hope, 14.3% of its seaborne trade. That is $6.8 billion of exports and $13.3 billion of imports. The partners with the most trade through it are China, South Korea and India.

Summary

Estimated value
$20.1billion
Of its seaborne trade
14.3%
Exports
$6.8billion
Imports
$13.3billion

Trend

Estimated value per year

Denmark’s estimated trade through the Cape of Good Hope rose 7,004% between 2019 and 2024

Value in USD billions

  • Denmark 20.1

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearEstimated valueOf its seaborne trade
1995$80 million0.2%
1996$84 million0.2%
1997$82 million0.2%
1998$85 million0.2%
1999$104 million0.2%
2000$102 million0.2%
2001$127 million0.2%
2002$141 million0.2%
2003$234 million0.3%
2004$264 million0.3%
2005$230 million0.3%
2006$239 million0.2%
2007$262 million0.2%
2008$272 million0.2%
2009$225 million0.2%
2010$195 million0.2%
2011$264 million0.2%
2012$256 million0.2%
2013$220 million0.2%
2014$231 million0.2%
2015$271 million0.3%
2016$283 million0.3%
2017$280 million0.3%
2018$269 million0.2%
2019$283 million0.2%
2020$223 million0.2%
2021$220 million0.2%
2022$442 million0.3%
2023$277 million0.2%
2024$20.1 billion14.3%

Partners whose trade crosses it

Estimated value of its trade with each partner that crosses the chokepoint; the percentage is the share of all its trade through the chokepoint, not of the pair’s trade.

  1. Denmark–China$8.8 billion · 43.7%
  2. Denmark–South Korea$2.4 billion · 11.8%
  3. Denmark–India$1.2 billion · 6%
  4. Denmark–Japan$1.1 billion · 5.5%
  5. Denmark–Bangladesh$1 billion · 5.1%
  6. Denmark–Taiwan$717 million · 3.6%
  7. Denmark–Australia$649 million · 3.2%
  8. Denmark–Vietnam$469 million · 2.3%
  9. Denmark–Singapore$432 million · 2.1%
  10. Denmark–United Arab Emirates$360 million · 1.8%

What crosses it

The products with the highest estimated value in 2024, with their share of the total through the chokepoint.

  1. Cargo and cruise ships$1.8 billion · 8.8%
  2. Refined petroleum$781 million · 3.9%
  3. Pork$620 million · 3.1%
  4. Sweaters and pullovers$455 million · 2.3%
  5. Generating sets$401 million · 2%
  6. Women's suits and dresses$382 million · 1.9%
  7. Men's suits and trousers$337 million · 1.7%
  8. Frozen fish$332 million · 1.7%
  9. Cheese$301 million · 1.5%
  10. Enzymes$293 million · 1.5%

Reference ports

Aarhus (100%)

Each port with the weight it receives from the country’s trade, based on where its GDP is generated and which coast is closest.

Other chokepoints it uses

Sources and method

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Methodology

We estimate the value crossing each chokepoint from BACI trade that travels by sea according to our mode heuristic, split between each country’s ports by where its GDP is generated and which coast is closest, and routed over our own sea network. It is an estimate, not a count of ships. It covers 99.9% of seaborne trade. The approach follows Verschuur, Lumma and Hall (Nature Communications, 2025). Data up to 2024.

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