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About

United States-Denmark Trade: In 2023, United States exported $5.36B to Denmark. The main products that United States exported to Denmark were Crude Petroleum ($1.9B), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($374M), and Refined Petroleum ($278M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Denmark have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%, from $2.62B in 2018 to $5.36B in 2023.

In 2017, United States exported services to Denmark worth $7.1B, with Transportation ($2.29B), Other business services ($2.28B), and Travel ($1.08B) being the largest in terms of value.

Denmark-United States Trade: In 2023, Denmark exported $12B to United States. The main products that Denmark exported to United States were Packaged Medicaments ($4.51B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($789M), and Orthopedic Appliances ($438M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Denmark to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 5.87%,  from $9.05B in 2018 to $12B in 2023.

In 2020, Denmark exported services to United States worth $10.6B, with Transportation ($5.76B), Royalties and license fees ($2.56B), and Other business services ($912M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T). That same year, Denmark ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.13), and 37 in total exports ($118B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as Vestas (359), Kubota (120), and IKEA Group (113) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Denmark to the United States. Conversely, Other (412), Eimskip Denmark A/s (101), and Kverneland Group Kerteminde A/s (99) were notable for importing products to Denmark from the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, United States exported $5.36B to Denmark. The main products exported from United States to Denmark were Crude Petroleum ($1.9B), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($374M), and Refined Petroleum ($278M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Denmark have increased at an annualized rate of 15.4%, from $2.62B in 2018 to $5.36B in 2023.

In 2018, Denmark exported $12B to United States. The main products exported from Denmark to United States were Packaged Medicaments ($4.51B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($789M), and Orthopedic Appliances ($438M). During the last 5 years the exports of Denmark to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 5.87%, from $9.05B in 2023 to $12B in 2018.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Denmark (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Denmark (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$269B
Denmark
Top Destination
Germany$14.8B

This map shows whether countries import more from United States or Denmark. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from United States and Denmark or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Denmark included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Denmark than United States included Sweden ($11.2B), Greenland ($647M), and Marshall Islands ($263M).

Difference in imports from Denmark (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United States - Denmark

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between United States and Denmark by product, considering products traded by both, United States and Denmark.

During 2023, United States had a large net trade with Denmark in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.2B), Chemical Products ($773M), and Machines ($647M).

During 2018, Denmark had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Chemical Products ($6.44B), Machines ($2.2B), and Instruments ($1.05B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
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Top Product Potential United States Denmark+$196MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Denmark United States+$210MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2017, United States exported services to Denmark worth $7.1B, with Transportation ($2.29B), Other business services ($2.28B), and Travel ($1.08B) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Denmark exported services to United States worth $10.6B, with Transportation ($5.76B), Royalties and license fees ($2.56B), and Other business services ($912M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from United States (Flag) to Denmark (Flag) (2017)

Services Exports from Denmark (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of United States and Denmark. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Denmark. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Denmark indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Denmark (Flag) (2023)

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