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Where does Denmark get its medicines? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Denmark imported $4.7 billion of medicines (42 thousand tonnes), 1% of the world total. Its main sources were China (21%), France (14%) and Germany (12%). Denmark was the world’s 23rd-largest importer of medicines.

Summary

Value
$4.7billion
Tonnes
42thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1%
World rank
23rd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China982Tonnes: 2,078USD per tonne: $472,81820.7%Air
France646Tonnes: 9,078USD per tonne: $71,13213.6%Air
Germany570Tonnes: 9,528USD per tonne: $59,77812%Land
Czechia477Tonnes: 1,007USD per tonne: $474,04910.1%Air
Netherlands re-exports393Tonnes: 3,572USD per tonne: $109,9168.3%Air
Sweden299Tonnes: 2,607USD per tonne: $114,5426.3%Air
Spain159Tonnes: 714USD per tonne: $222,8183.4%Air
Norway139Tonnes: 799USD per tonne: $174,3522.9%Air
Hungary133Tonnes: 1,265USD per tonne: $105,3032.8%Air
Slovenia113Tonnes: 1,127USD per tonne: $100,1722.4%Air
Italy104Tonnes: 1,092USD per tonne: $95,4762.2%Air
Switzerland103Tonnes: 916USD per tonne: $112,2012.2%Air
Belgium re-exports89.8Tonnes: 332USD per tonne: $270,1471.9%Air
Brazil71.1Tonnes: 1,043USD per tonne: $68,1641.5%Air
Poland60.8Tonnes: 776USD per tonne: $78,3871.3%Air
United Kingdom53.4Tonnes: 1,019USD per tonne: $52,3521.1%Sea
United States50.7Tonnes: 729USD per tonne: $69,5801.1%Air
Austria40.2Tonnes: 380USD per tonne: $105,9620.85%Air
Croatia37.3Tonnes: 666USD per tonne: $55,9870.79%Air
Ireland37Tonnes: 662USD per tonne: $55,8610.78%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2024

Value in USD millions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • China 982
  • France 646
  • Germany 570
  • Czechia 477
  • Netherlands 393

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.79982
France67.4646
Germany71.2570
Czechia0.04477
Netherlands33.3393

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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