Summary
- Largest supplier: Denmark
- 66.4%
- Concentration (HHI)
- 4,754
- Products with a supplier above 50%
- 165
- Products with a supplier above 75%
- 141
Concentration index (HHI): 4,754 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting purchases among 2 suppliers of the same size
Trend
Trend in shares
Sweden went from 2.1% to 17.9% of what Greenland buys
Share (%)
- Denmark 66.4%
- Sweden 17.9%
- Iceland 3%
- Netherlands 2.8%
- Canada 2.6%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Largest supplier | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Denmark | 66.8% |
| 1996 | Denmark | 58.4% |
| 1997 | Denmark | 55.5% |
| 1998 | Denmark | 61.5% |
| 1999 | Denmark | 60.2% |
| 2000 | Denmark | 78.9% |
| 2001 | Denmark | 59.6% |
| 2002 | Denmark | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Denmark | 57.5% |
| 2004 | Denmark | 79.5% |
| 2005 | Denmark | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Denmark | 55.6% |
| 2007 | Denmark | 68.8% |
| 2008 | Denmark | 53.6% |
| 2009 | Denmark | 60.6% |
| 2010 | Denmark | 51.4% |
| 2011 | Denmark | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Denmark | 52.9% |
| 2013 | Denmark | 54.3% |
| 2014 | Denmark | 52.6% |
| 2015 | Denmark | 57.1% |
| 2016 | Denmark | 54.4% |
| 2017 | Denmark | 53.9% |
| 2018 | Denmark | 48.6% |
| 2019 | Denmark | 50.9% |
| 2020 | Denmark | 70.4% |
| 2021 | Denmark | 63.6% |
| 2022 | Denmark | 54.7% |
| 2023 | Denmark | 58.5% |
| 2024 | Denmark | 66.4% |
Its suppliers
Some of these goods may have been produced in another country: countries record origin in different ways.
Products with a dominant supplier
Of the 178 products Greenland buys for more than $1 million in 2024, these are the highest-value ones with a dominant supplier.
| Product | Supplier | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refined petroleum | Sweden | 75.7%over 75% | Netherlands · 8.7% | $217 million |
| Clasps, buckles and hooks | Denmark | 100%over 75% | France · 0.01% | $17 million |
| Soft drinks | Denmark | 99.7%over 75% | Canada · 0.13% | $16 million |
| Bread, biscuits and pastries | Denmark | 99.7%over 75% | Iceland · 0.13% | $15 million |
| Furniture | Denmark | 97.4%over 75% | Germany · 0.97% | $15 million |
| Replacement tool heads | Denmark | 92.8%over 75% | Germany · 6.1% | $13 million |
| Computer and office machine parts | Denmark | 97%over 75% | Sweden · 1.3% | $12 million |
| Cars | Denmark | 81.4%over 75% | Germany · 6.2% | $12 million |
| Aircraft parts | United States | 52% | France · 17.1% | $12 million |
| Auto parts | Denmark | 88.8%over 75% | Germany · 5% | $11 million |
| Beer | Denmark | 99.5%over 75% | Germany · 0.51% | $11 million |
| Bulldozers and excavators | Denmark | 65.4% | Canada · 30.7% | $10 million |
| Steel structures | Denmark | 81.9%over 75% | Canada · 17.8% | $10 million |
| Parts for cranes and excavators | Denmark | 65.4% | Canada · 23.9% | $10 million |
| Paper boxes and packaging | Denmark | 74.6% | Netherlands · 20.5% | $10 million |
| Vacuum cleaners | Denmark | 99.5%over 75% | Germany · 0.4% | $9 million |
| Prepared meat | Denmark | 99.9%over 75% | Iceland · 0.06% | $9 million |
| Cameras and broadcast equipment | Denmark | 67.6% | Sweden · 11.9% | $9 million |
| Prepared shellfish | Denmark | 100%over 75% | Sweden · 0.02% | $9 million |
| Other food preparations | Denmark | 96.7%over 75% | Netherlands · 1.8% | $9 million |
| Frozen beef | Denmark | 100%over 75% | Sweden · 0.02% | $8 million |
| Yachts and pleasure boats | Denmark | 58.8% | Finland · 25.7% | $7 million |
| Cigarettes and cigars | Denmark | 91.6%over 75% | Germany · 8.4% | $7 million |
| Iron or steel pipe fittings | Denmark | 97.8%over 75% | Canada · 1.4% | $7 million |
| Computers | Denmark | 83%over 75% | Canada · 6.1% | $7 million |
and 140 more
A product has a dominant supplier when a single country sells more than 50% of what is bought of it; we flag it separately above 75%.
Selling: who it relies on
- Largest customer: Denmark
- 45.5%
- Concentration (HHI)
- 2,736
Concentration index (HHI): 2,736 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting sales among 4 customers of the same size
Trend in shares
Denmark went from 75.8% to 45.5% of what Greenland sells
Share (%)
- Denmark 45.5%
- China 23.9%
- United Kingdom 5.6%
- Japan 4.9%
- Iceland 4.2%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Largest customer | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Denmark | 75.8% |
| 1996 | Denmark | 79.1% |
| 1997 | Denmark | 71% |
| 1998 | Denmark | 60.6% |
| 1999 | Denmark | 70.2% |
| 2000 | Denmark | 68.6% |
| 2001 | Denmark | 61.1% |
| 2002 | Denmark | 68.5% |
| 2003 | Denmark | 71.1% |
| 2004 | Denmark | 70.8% |
| 2005 | Denmark | 68.3% |
| 2006 | Denmark | 65.2% |
| 2007 | Denmark | 57% |
| 2008 | Denmark | 57.7% |
| 2009 | Denmark | 59.9% |
| 2010 | Denmark | 56.2% |
| 2011 | Denmark | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Denmark | 55.8% |
| 2013 | Denmark | 51.6% |
| 2014 | Denmark | 51.4% |
| 2015 | Denmark | 44.5% |
| 2016 | Denmark | 50% |
| 2017 | Denmark | 50.6% |
| 2018 | Denmark | 48.8% |
| 2019 | Denmark | 54.3% |
| 2020 | Denmark | 52.2% |
| 2021 | Denmark | 50.9% |
| 2022 | Denmark | 47.4% |
| 2023 | Denmark | 49.8% |
| 2024 | Denmark | 45.5% |
11 of the 17 products Greenland sells for more than $1 million have a customer buying more than 50% of what Greenland sells of that product; in 8, more than 75%. In those products, sales to each one’s dominant customer add up to 13.5% of what Greenland sells.
| Product | Customer | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prepared shellfish | Denmark | 55.2% | United Kingdom · 20.8% | $238 million |
| Fishing vessels | Iceland | 100%over 75% | Denmark · 0% | $60 million |
| Fresh fish | Denmark | 83.1%over 75% | Iceland · 11.8% | $11 million |
| Feldspar and fluorspar | Netherlands | 87.3%over 75% | Norway · 12.7% | $3 million |
| Bulldozers and excavators | Denmark | 95.2%over 75% | Sweden · 4.8% | $2 million |
| Cranes | Denmark | 100%over 75% | — | $2 million |
| Animal by-products | Iceland | 86.1%over 75% | Canada · 13.6% | $2 million |
| Gemstones | Thailand | 65.5% | France · 27.7% | $2 million |
| Surveying instruments | Denmark | 83%over 75% | Finland · 11.3% | $1 million |
| Refined petroleum | Iceland | 68.1% | Canada · 29% | $1 million |
| Ivory, tortoiseshell, horns and antlers, unworked | Denmark | 100%over 75% | — | $1 million |
Concentration compared
The closest countries in the concentration ranking (HHI, highest first).
| Rank | Country | HHI |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Nepal | 5,009 |
| 9 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4,919 |
| 10 | Greenland | 4,754 |
| 11 | Botswana | 4,754 |
| 12 | Bermuda | 4,519 |
| 13 | Laos | 4,510 |
Links
Sources and method
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
The data come from CEPII BACI (Etalab 2.0 licence), which reconciles what the exporting and the importing country report, in current USD, FOB. Data up to 2024.
Dependence is the share of a country’s imports (or exports) that each partner accounts for. It does not measure whether a product has a substitute or how much it would cost to change supplier.
The concentration index (HHI) adds up the square of each partner’s share, in percent: it runs from 0 to 10,000. Its equivalent is 10,000 ÷ HHI, the number of partners of the same size that would give that value.
Products are HS4 headings of the 1992 nomenclature (some combine different goods), with a floor of $1 million per product and country.
The EU is the 27 current members in every year; the United Kingdom is outside the EU throughout the series.
Re-exports: countries that act as redistribution hubs carry their notice and the figures are not corrected.