Denmark Balance of Trade

Last Release

May 31, 2025

Actual

23,363

Units In

DKK Million

37,800

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Aug 11, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 0 Days 6 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
45,800 Dec 2024	-2,969 Dec 1985	4,422.7 DKK Million	1960-2025	Statistics Denmark

Denmark has been reporting consistent trade surpluses since 1988. Denmark is self-sufficient in energy producing oil, natural gas, wind and bio energy. Its principal exports are machinery, chemicals and food products. Denmark imports mainly machinery and equipment, raw materials and semi manufactures for industry, foodstuffs and chemicals. In 2017, the largest trade surpluses were recorded with the US, the UK, Norway, France and Russia, while the biggest trade deficits were recorded with Germany, the Netherlands, China and Sweden.

Latest Updates

Denmark’s seasonally adjusted goods and services trade surplus narrowed to DKK 23.4 billion in May 2025 from a downwardly revised DKK 27.2 billion in the previous month. This marked the lowest surplus since May 2024, as exports fell by 0.8% month-on-month to DKK 172.9 billion, weighed down by the decline in goods exports (-1.2%) and services exports (-0.1%). On the other hand, imports rose by 1.7% to DKK 149.6 billion, supported by the increase in goods imports (2.7%) and services imports (0.6%). For the first five months of the year, the country posted a DKK 121.5 billion surplus, widening from DKK 103.1 billion in the same period of 2024.