Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Greenland
Greenland: Value of imported goods and services, per capita was 27,667 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Greenland, 2003–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2023, value of imported goods and services, per capita in Greenland stood at 27,667 constant 2015 US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per capita in Greenland peaked at 33,968 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16,337 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 2003.
Greenland ranks 15th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Greenland, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16,337 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 2004 | 16,446 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 18,763 constant 2015 US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 17,492 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 19,761 constant 2015 US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 23,159 constant 2015 US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 20,984 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 28,967 constant 2015 US$ per person | +38.0% |
| 2011 | 33,968 constant 2015 US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 23,810 constant 2015 US$ per person | -29.9% |
| 2013 | 22,360 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 19,864 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 20,274 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 22,474 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 21,691 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 22,275 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 25,556 constant 2015 US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 24,959 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 26,322 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 27,808 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 27,667 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,992 constant 2015 US$ per person | 16,337 constant 2015 US$ per person | 23,159 constant 2015 US$ per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 24,124 constant 2015 US$ per person | 19,864 constant 2015 US$ per person | 33,968 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,689 constant 2015 US$ per person | 24,959 constant 2015 US$ per person | 27,808 constant 2015 US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 12 Macao 32,882 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 13 Iceland 29,848 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 14 Sweden 27,814 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 16 Norway 27,262 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 17 Bermuda 26,786 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 26,433 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Greenland
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 40,333 constant 2015 US$ per person (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 64,520 current US$ per person (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 24,400 current US$ per person (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2023)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.81 % change on previous year (2023)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita 299,448 current LCU per person (2023)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6895 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, per capita in Greenland?
- Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Greenland was 27,667 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 33,968 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,337 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2003.
- How does Greenland rank for value of imported goods and services, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 15th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per capita rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value of imported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of imported goods and services ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Value of imported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.