Denmark: Terms of trade

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 Denmark

Terms of trade, base year = 2000

 Latest value 87.60
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2005 - 2024
 Average 98.98
 Min - Max 87.60 - 103.50
 Source The United Nations
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The latest value from 2024 is 87.6 percent, a decline from 89.7 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 105.73 percent, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for Denmark from 2005 to 2024 is 98.98 percent. The minimum value, 87.6 percent, was reached in 2024 while the maximum of 103.5 percent was recorded in 2007. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Denmark: Terms of trade
 2024 87.60
 2023 89.70
 2022 92.90
 2021 96.80
 2020 100.20
 2019 101.60
 2018 96.70
 2017 98.20




The terms of trade for Denmark are calculated as the value of its exports as percent of the value of its imports. An increase in the terms of trade means that the value of exports is increasing relative to the value of imports. The country can afford to buy more imports with the revenue from its exports. For example, an increase in the price of oil increases (improves) the terms of trade for the oil-exporting countries and lowers it for the other countries.
Definition: Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 87.60 2024 percent
 Trade openness 129.22 2025 percent
 Financial openness 2.290 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 70.12 2025 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 324.31 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 3.04 2025 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 59.11 2025 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 273.38 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 4.30 2024 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 16.95 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 851.32 2024 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 12.20 2024 percent
 Current account, in dollars 58.27 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Current Account, quarterly 10.76 6/2026 percent
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 11.01 2025 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 43.52 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 127.76 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.36 2024 percent
 Remittances 1,688.86 2025 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -15,210.21 2024 million USD
 External debt 137.32 2024 percent
 Short-term external debt 29.92 2024 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 160.91 2024 percent
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