Summary
- Denmark → Greenland
- $658million
- Greenland → Denmark
- $719million
- Denmark’s balance
- -$61million
Balance
Denmark’s trade balance with Greenland
Trade between Denmark and Greenland grew 2.5-fold since 1995
USD millions (current). Denmark’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 658
- Imports 719
- Balance -60.8
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $242 million | $315 million | -$73 million |
| 1996 | $248 million | $314 million | -$66 million |
| 1997 | $183 million | $247 million | -$64 million |
| 1998 | $230 million | $213 million | $17 million |
| 1999 | $240 million | $241 million | -$1 million |
| 2000 | $243 million | $242 million | $128 thousand |
| 2001 | $192 million | $226 million | -$33 million |
| 2002 | $292 million | $269 million | $23 million |
| 2003 | $283 million | $317 million | -$34 million |
| 2004 | $484 million | $321 million | $162 million |
| 2005 | $497 million | $337 million | $160 million |
| 2006 | $386 million | $349 million | $37 million |
| 2007 | $546 million | $334 million | $211 million |
| 2008 | $540 million | $384 million | $156 million |
| 2009 | $482 million | $300 million | $182 million |
| 2010 | $467 million | $331 million | $136 million |
| 2011 | $518 million | $424 million | $94 million |
| 2012 | $486 million | $411 million | $75 million |
| 2013 | $484 million | $414 million | $70 million |
| 2014 | $472 million | $420 million | $53 million |
| 2015 | $407 million | $336 million | $71 million |
| 2016 | $428 million | $447 million | -$19 million |
| 2017 | $458 million | $496 million | -$38 million |
| 2018 | $434 million | $553 million | -$119 million |
| 2019 | $506 million | $688 million | -$181 million |
| 2020 | $547 million | $698 million | -$150 million |
| 2021 | $592 million | $722 million | -$130 million |
| 2022 | $555 million | $700 million | -$145 million |
| 2023 | $647 million | $830 million | -$183 million |
| 2024 | $658 million | $719 million | -$61 million |
What they sell each other
What Denmark sells to Greenland
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Greenland sells to Denmark
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Aarhus and Nuuk is 2,366 nautical miles (4,382 km) long: ≈ 5.5–7 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Greenland was Denmark’s 28th largest trading partner (0.6% of its trade), and Denmark was Greenland’s largest (54%).
- Greenland in Denmark’s trade
- 0.6%
- Greenland’s rank among Denmark’s partners
- 28th
- Denmark in Greenland’s trade
- 53.5%
- Denmark’s rank among Greenland’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of Denmark
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.