Denmark’s Main Imports by Top Supplier Countries

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The world’s 13th richest country by Gross Domestic Product per capita, the Kingdom of Denmark imported US$96.8 billion worth of products from around the globe during 2020. That dollar amount reflects a flatlining -0.4% decline from $97.2 billion in 2019.

This article presents a quick reference snapshot of Denmark’s main imported products in 2020, categorized by dollar amount and major trading partners.

A Nordic nation located in Northern Europe, Denmark is the furthest south of the trio of Scandinavian nations by virtue of its position southwest of Sweden and Norway. In addition, Denmark shares its southern land border with its top trading partner Germany.

Data in this research is organized by overall metrics then drill down to the most valuable Danish imports during 2020 for each of Denmark’s top 10 supplier countries. Those leading trading partners accounted for well over two-thirds (71.9%) of total Danish import purchases.

Product categories shown summarize calculations at the two-digit Harmonized System code level. Two-digit codes enable higher-level insights and trends for Danish imports and each of the top supplier countries.

Denmark’s Main Imports from Germany

In 2020, Germany’s exports to Denmark amounted to $21.2 billion or 21.9% of overall Danish imports.

That dollar amount represents a 0.9% gain compared to 2019.

By value, the major product categories listed below represent 72.4% of Denmark’s imports from Germany.

  1. Machinery: $3.8 billion
  2. Vehicles: $3.2 billion
  3. Electronic equipment: $1.8 billion
  4. Plastics: $984.7 million
  5. Pharmaceuticals: $887.9 million
  6. Iron or steel products: $657.7 million
  7. Medical, technical equipment: $642.1 million
  8. Mineral fuels including oil: $625 million
  9. Food waste, animal fodder: $456.1 million
  10. Wood: $445.6 million
  11. Iron and steel: $413.1 million
  12. Meat: $393.6 million
  13. Paper: $383.8 million
  14. Dairy, eggs, honey: $301.4 million
  15. Rubber: $287.2 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Danish imports from Germany under the pharmaceuticals product category via a 27.3% gain in revenue, mineral fuels including oil (up 19.4%), machinery (up 13.4%) and items made from iron or steel (up 11.5%).

Posting the severest declines among Denmark’s top 15 imported products were electronic equipment (down -14.4%) and meat (down -3.3%).

Denmark’s Main Imports from Sweden

In 2020, Sweden’s exports to Denmark amounted to $12.2 billion or 12.6% of overall Danish imports.

That dollar amount represents a 4.5% gain compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 77.9% of Denmark’s imports from Sweden.

  1. Electronic equipment: $2.6 billion
  2. Machinery: $1.9 billion
  3. Vehicles: $1.2 billion
  4. Mineral fuels including oil: $643.9 million
  5. Paper: $439.2 million
  6. Plastics: $435 million
  7. Wood: $395.5 million
  8. Furniture, lighting, signs: $368.8 million
  9. Iron and steel: $310.8 million
  10. Pharmaceuticals: $263.5 million
  11. Iron or steel products: $262.9 million
  12. Medical, technical equipment: $250 million
  13. Toys, games: $157.9 million
  14. Knit or crochet clothing: $151.6 million
  15. Tanning, dyeing extracts: $141.5 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Danish imports from Sweden under the toys and games product category via a 62.5% gain in revenue, pharmaceuticals (up 25.5%), electronic equipment (up 18.3%), wood (up 13.7%), machinery (up 10.9%) and tanning or dyeing extracts (up 10.2%).

Posting the severest declines among Denmark’s top 15 imported products were mineral fuels including oil (down -21.5%) and paper (down -9.3%).

Denmark’s Main Imports from Netherlands

In 2020, Netherlands’s exports to Denmark amounted to $8.2 billion or 8.5% of overall Danish imports.

That dollar amount represents a 7% gain compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 71.9% of Denmark’s imports from the Netherlands.

  1. Machinery: $1.4 billion
  2. Electronic equipment: $1.1 billion
  3. Plastics: $411.1 million
  4. Pharmaceuticals: $407 million
  5. Vehicles: $371.1 million
  6. Medical, technical equipment: $353.3 million
  7. Mineral fuels including oil: $307.4 million
  8. Live trees and plants: $270.6 million
  9. Meat: $246.3 million
  10. Fruits, nuts: $245.7 million
  11. Iron or steel products: $188.9 million
  12. Other chemical goods: $168 million
  13. Vegetables: $155.1 million
  14. Food waste, animal fodder: $140.1 million
  15. Vegetable/fruit preparations: $135 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Danish imports from the Netherlands under the pharmaceuticals product category via a 52.5% gain in revenue, miscellaneous chemical goods (up 47.5%), food waste or animal fodder (up 13.9%), machinery (up 11.8%), mineral fuels including oil (up 9.6%) and medical or technical equipment (up 9.5%).

Posting the severest declines among Denmark’s top 15 imported products were meat (down -4%) then fruits and nuts (down -2.6%).

Denmark’s Main Imports from China

In 2020, China’s exports to Denmark amounted to $7.6 billion or 7.8% of overall Danish imports.

That dollar amount represents a 6.9% gain compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 81.2% of Denmark’s imports from the mainland China.

  1. Electronic equipment: $1.3 billion
  2. Machinery: $890.6 million
  3. Clothing (not knit or crochet): $743.9 million
  4. Furniture, lighting, signs: $620.7 million
  5. Knit or crochet clothing: $458 million
  6. Iron or steel products: $364.2 million
  7. Ships, boats: $269.7 million
  8. Toys, games: $257.5 million
  9. Other textiles, worn clothing: $248.1 million
  10. Plastics: $240.5 million
  11. Medical, technical equipment: $235.7 million
  12. Vehicles: $158.2 million
  13. Footwear: $102.3 million
  14. Organic chemicals: $101.4 million
  15. Rubber: $100.3 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Danish imports from China under the miscellaneous textiles including worn clothing product category via a 163.4% gain in revenue, rubber (up 109.8%), plastics as a material (up 28.5%), organic chemicals (up 24.3%), medical or technical equipment (up 18.7%) then toys and games (up 12.8%).

Posting the severest declines among Denmark’s top 15 imported products were ships and boats (down -34.8%), footwear (down -16.4%) and knitted or crocheted clothing (down -9.6%).

Denmark’s Main Imports from Poland

In 2020, Poland’s exports to Denmark amounted to $4.4 billion or 7.8% of overall Danish imports.

That dollar amount represents an 8.7% gain compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 66.2% of Denmark’s imports from Poland.

  1. Furniture, lighting, signs: $418.7 million
  2. Machinery: $409.9 million
  3. Electronic equipment: $386.1 million
  4. Plastics: $242.2 million
  5. Iron or steel products: $173.2 million
  6. Wood: $172.7 million
  7. Pharmaceuticals: $158.8 million
  8. Medical, technical equipment: $148.4 million
  9. Clothing (not knit or crochet): $142.4 million
  10. Vehicles: $123.9 million
  11. Knit or crochet clothing: $122.5 million
  12. Meat, seafood preparations: $112 million
  13. Footwear: $102.8 million
  14. Glass: $101 million
  15. Paper: $100.4 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Danish imports from Poland under the footwear product category via a 73.6% gain in revenue, knitted or crocheted clothing (up 70.5%), unknitted and non-crocheted clothing (up 63.5%), medical or technical equipment (up 27.9%), machinery (up 15.6%) and pharmaceuticals (up 13.5%).

Posting the severest declines among Denmark’s top 15 imported products were vehicles (down -10%) and electronic equipment (down -6.1%).

Denmark’s Main Imports from the UK

In 2020, the United Kingdom’s exports to Denmark amounted to $3.5 billion or 3.6% of overall Danish imports.

That dollar amount represents a -5.3% drop compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 72.1% of Denmark’s imports from the United Kingdom.

  1. Machinery: $468.4 million
  2. Electronic equipment: $429.2 million
  3. Ships, boats: $273.3 million
  4. Vehicles: $253.4 million
  5. Medical, technical equipment: $185.8 million
  6. Plastics: $166.5 million
  7. Mineral fuels including oil: $132.7 million
  8. Pharmaceuticals: $116.2 million
  9. Beverages: $95.1 million
  10. Iron or steel products: $75.1 million
  11. Perfumes, cosmetics: $72.1 million
  12. Other chemical goods: $70.4 million
  13. Toys, games: $59.2 million
  14. Dairy, eggs, honey: $54.2 million
  15. Food waste, animal fodder: $42.2 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Danish imports from the United Kingdom under the ships and boats product category via a 136.2% gain in revenue, dairy, eggs and honey (up 22.2%), pharmaceuticals (up 19.6%), food waste or animal fodder (up 19.1%) then perfumes and cosmetics: (up 10.1%).

Posting the severest declines among Denmark’s top 15 imported products were toys and games (down -38.7%), mineral fuels including oil (down -34.8%), vehicles (down -20%), miscellaneous chemical goods (down -19.8%), machinery (down -12.5%) and iron or steel products (down -9.2%).

Denmark’s Main Imports from Italy

In 2020, Italy’s exports to Denmark amounted to $3.3 billion or 3.4% of overall Danish imports.

That dollar amount represents a 2.6% gain compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 71.9% of Denmark’s imports from Italy.

  1. Machinery: $665.8 million
  2. Beverages: $205 million
  3. Vehicles: $203.4 million
  4. Electronic equipment: $188.2 million
  5. Pharmaceuticals: $188 million
  6. Iron or steel products: $186.6 million
  7. Plastics: $161.2 million
  8. Furniture, lighting, signs: $102.1 million
  9. Iron and steel: $93.8 million
  10. Medical, technical equipment: $65.9 million
  11. Cereal, milk preparations: $65.4 million
  12. Knit or crochet clothing: $63.5 million
  13. Fruits, nuts: $56.6 million
  14. Clothing (not knit or crochet): $53.7 million
  15. Vegetable/fruit preparations: $49.5 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Danish imports from Italy under the pharmaceuticals product category via a 16.4% gain in revenue, fruits and nuts (up 14.2%), cereal or milk preparations (up 13.1%), medical or technical equipment (up 12.7%) then iron and steel as materials (up 10.4%).

Posting the severest declines among Denmark’s top 15 imported products were electronic equipment (down -13.3%), knitted or crocheted clothing (down -12.8%) and unknitted and non-crocheted clothing (down -12.1%).

Denmark’s Main Imports from Norway

In 2020, Norway’s exports to Denmark amounted to $3.2 billion or 3.3% of overall Danish imports.

That dollar amount represents a -22.1% drop compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 83.7% of Denmark’s imports from Norway.

  1. Fish: $867.3 million
  2. Mineral fuels including oil: $707.4 million
  3. Aluminum: $225.1 million
  4. Machinery: $117.5 million
  5. Salt, sulphur, stone, cement: $92.1 million
  6. Electronic equipment: $91.6 million
  7. Wood: $82.4 million
  8. Animal/vegetable fats and oils: $80.3 million
  9. Iron and steel: $78.5 million
  10. Pharmaceuticals: $66.9 million
  11. Ships, boats: $62.1 million
  12. Iron or steel products: $60.4 million
  13. Furniture, lighting, signs: $58.5 million
  14. Plastics: $41.3 million
  15. Food waste, animal fodder: $39.2 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Danish imports from Norway under the animal or vegetable fats and oils product category via a 61.6% gain in revenue, electronic equipment (up 47.5%), salt, sulphur, stone and cement (up 34.6%), wood (up 18.1%), furniture, lighting and signs (up 13.4%) then food waste or animal fodder (up 9.1%).

Posting the severest declines among Denmark’s top 15 imported products were ships and boats (down -52.9%), mineral fuels including oil (down -52.4%), pharmaceuticals (down -27.1%), machinery (down -16.7%), aluminum (down -13.9%) and iron and steel as materials (down -12.6%).

Denmark’s Main Imports from Belgium

In 2020, Belgium’s exports to Denmark amounted to $3.2 billion or 3.3% of overall Danish imports.

That dollar amount represents a 7.8% gain compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 75.4% of Denmark’s imports from Belgium.

  1. Vehicles: $511.4 million
  2. Machinery: $484.8 million
  3. Pharmaceuticals: $323.2 million
  4. Plastics: $299.5 million
  5. Medical, technical equipment: $168.1 million
  6. Electronic equipment: $155.9 million
  7. Mineral fuels including oil: $106.4 million
  8. Other chemical goods: $74.4 million
  9. Footwear: $44.5 million
  10. Dairy, eggs, honey: $41 million
  11. Beverages: $40.2 million
  12. Knit or crochet clothing: $39.9 million
  13. Iron or steel products: $38.6 million
  14. Rubber: $38.2 million
  15. Cereal, milk preparations: $37.1 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Danish imports from Belgium under the mineral fuels including oil product category via a 44.7% gain in revenue, beverages (up 28.5%), pharmaceuticals (up 27.9%), machinery (up 20.6%), knitted or crocheted clothing (up 19.2%) and vehicles (up 15.4%).

Posting the severest declines among Denmark’s top 15 imported products were dairy, eggs and honey (down -31.3%), items made from iron or steel (down -11.7%) and plastics (down -11.2%).

Denmark’s Main Imports from France

In 2020, France’s exports to Denmark amounted to $3 billion or 3.1% of overall Danish imports.

That dollar amount represents a 2% gain compared to 2019.

By value, the 15 major product categories listed below represent 74.6% of Denmark’s imports from France.

  1. Vehicles: $479.3 million
  2. Machinery: $347.7 million
  3. Pharmaceuticals: $255 million
  4. Beverages: $230.1 million
  5. Electronic equipment: $168.8 million
  6. Plastics: $139.8 million
  7. Perfumes, cosmetics: $100 million
  8. Medical, technical equipment: $98.8 million
  9. Other chemical goods: $87.6 million
  10. Mineral fuels including oil: $69.6 million
  11. Iron and steel: $66.4 million
  12. Dairy, eggs, honey: $58.3 million
  13. Soaps, lubricants, candles: $54.9 million
  14. Other food preparations: $41.4 million
  15. Knit or crochet clothing: $39.2 million

Fastest increases from 2019 to 2020 were for Danish imports from France under the mineral fuels including oil product category via a 155.7% gain in revenue, pharmaceuticals (up 32%), dairy, eggs and honey (up 25.9%), iron and steel as materials (up 16.4%), medical or technical equipment (up 13.3%) and beverages (up 10.1%).

Posting the severest declines among Denmark’s top 15 imported products were knitted or crocheted clothing (down -19.4%) then perfumes and cosmetics (down -8.5%).

See also

More great research: Norway’s Main Imports by Top Supplier Countries, Sweden’s Top Imported Consumer Products Ranked by Value, Finland’s Main Imports by Top Supplier Countries, World’s Top 100 Imported Consumer Products, China’s Top 100 Imported Consumer Products, United States Top 100 Imported Consumer Products, Israel’s Main Imports by Top Supplier Countries, Germany’s Top 100 Imported Consumer Products

References

Independent insights and analysis presented in this article are based on researched facts and statistics sourced from the following educational sources.

International Trade Centre, Trade Map.

Richest Country Reports, Top 50 Richest Countries by GDP per Capita.

Wikipedia, Denmark, Borders of Denmark.

World’s Top Exports, Import News.

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