Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Denmark
Denmark: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP was 2.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Denmark, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Denmark stood at 2.2%.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Denmark peaked at 2.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1962.
Denmark ranks 159th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2% | — |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -41.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -48.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +58.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +17.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -9.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -20.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +36.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +31.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -38.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +53.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +62.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +25.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +22.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -17.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +50.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +21.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +22.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +22.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -27.4% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Denmark?
- Value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Denmark was 2.2% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1962.
- How does Denmark rank for value of imports from china as a share of gdp?
- Denmark ranks 159th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imports from china as a share of gdp rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imports from China as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of goods imported from China, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).