Travel services in Denmark
Denmark: Travel services was 9.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Denmark, 1975–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 9.8% for travel services in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Denmark peaked at 39.1% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2020.
That places Denmark 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Travel services in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 29.8% | — |
| 1976 | 30.3% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 31.8% | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 32.1% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 27.4% | -14.8% |
| 1982 | 29.2% | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 26.8% | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 28.5% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 29.8% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 35.2% | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 39.1% | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 37.1% | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 33.9% | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 36.1% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 32.3% | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 35.8% | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 30.7% | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 29.8% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 28.0% | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 30.6% | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 26.6% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 23.6% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -58.0% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +42.0% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +24.0% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.0% | 29.8% | 32.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 31.9% | 26.8% | 39.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 31.0% | 26.6% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 14.7% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 12.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 5.4% | 10.0% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Denmark
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9574 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 15.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.256 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 19,705 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2322 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 17,870 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 1.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Denmark?
- Travel services in Denmark was 9.8% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 1987.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for travel services?
- Denmark ranks 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.