Denmark’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus widened to DKK 40.5 billion in July 2026, from a downwardly revised DKK 25.3 billion in June, marking the largest surplus in the current series. Total exports rose 4.0% month-on-month to DKK 202.7 billion, with goods exports increasing 4.5% to DKK 118.9 billion and services exports rising 3.3% to DKK 83.8 billion. Meanwhile, imports fell 4.4% to DKK 162.2 billion, driven by a 6.9% decline in goods imports, while services imports decreased 1.4%. In the first seven months of 2026, total exports reached DKK 1,313.0 billion, up from DKK 1,236.5 billion a year earlier, while imports rose to DKK 1,113.2 billion from DKK 1,045.8 billion with Denmark recorded a trade surplus of DKK 199.8 billion, up from DKK 190.7 billion in the same period of 2025. source: Statistics Denmark

Denmark recorded a trade surplus of 40532.50 DKK Million in July of 2026. Balance of Trade in Denmark averaged 4519.98 DKK Million from 1960 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 40532.50 DKK Million in July of 2026 and a record low of -2969.00 DKK Million in December of 1985. This page provides - Denmark Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Denmark Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2026.

Denmark recorded a trade surplus of 40532.50 DKK Million in July of 2026. Balance of Trade in Denmark is expected to be 36200.00 DKK Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Denmark Balance of Trade is projected to trend around 30000.00 DKK Million in 2027 and 28000.00 DKK Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-10 06:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Jun DKK28.7B DKK25.8B DKK 29.0B
2026-09-08 06:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Jul DKK40.5B DKK25.3B DKK30.0B
2026-10-12 06:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Aug DKK40.5B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade 40532.50 25282.00 DKK Million Jul 2026
Capital Flows -501.10 -35.20 DKK Million Jul 2026
Current Account 44387.80 28977.80 DKK Million Jul 2026
Exports 202704.90 194846.00 DKK Million Jul 2026
Imports 162172.50 169564.00 DKK Million Jul 2026
Terms of Trade 90.30 93.20 points Jul 2026


Denmark Balance of Trade
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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
40532.50 25282.00 40532.50 -2969.00 1960 - 2026 DKK Million Monthly
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Denmark Trade Surplus Widens in July
Denmark’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus widened to DKK 40.5 billion in July 2026, from a downwardly revised DKK 25.3 billion in June, marking the largest surplus in the current series. Total exports rose 4.0% month-on-month to DKK 202.7 billion, with goods exports increasing 4.5% to DKK 118.9 billion and services exports rising 3.3% to DKK 83.8 billion. Meanwhile, imports fell 4.4% to DKK 162.2 billion, driven by a 6.9% decline in goods imports, while services imports decreased 1.4%. In the first seven months of 2026, total exports reached DKK 1,313.0 billion, up from DKK 1,236.5 billion a year earlier, while imports rose to DKK 1,113.2 billion from DKK 1,045.8 billion with Denmark recorded a trade surplus of DKK 199.8 billion, up from DKK 190.7 billion in the same period of 2025.
2026-09-08
Denmark Trade Surplus Widens in June
Denmark’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus widened to DKK 28.7 billion in June 2026, from a downwardly revised DKK 25.8 billion in the previous month, highest in three months. Exports increased 0.9% month-over-month to DKK 193.5 billion, driven by a 1.7% rise in services exports to DKK 81.0 billion and a 0.4% increase in goods exports to DKK 112.5 billion. Meanwhile, imports fell 0.7% to DKK 164.8 billion, as a 0.5% decline in goods imports and a 0.8%. In the second quarter, total exports increased by 5.7%, while imports increased by 6.9%. In the first half of 2026, Denmark recorded a trade surplus of DKK 163.2 billion, rising from DKK 154.4 billion in the same period of 2025.
2026-08-10
Denmark Trade Surplus Narrows in May
Denmark’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus narrowed to DKK 28.9 billion in May 2026 from a downwardly revised DKK 29.2 billion in April. Exports ticked up to 1.3% month-over-month to DKK 189.3 billion, as a 5.8% increase in services exports more than offset a 1.6% decline in goods exports. Imports climbed 1.8% to DKK 160.4 billion, driven by a 5.7% rise in goods imports despite a 2.5% decrease in services imports. For the January-May of 2026, Denmark recorded a trade surplus of DKK 144.4 billion, up from DKK 124.4 billion over the same period in the previous year.
2026-07-09