International tourism, expenditures in Denmark
Denmark: International tourism, expenditures was 10.48 billion current US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Denmark, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 10.48 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Denmark peaked at 10.48 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.14 billion current US$, in 1996.
That places Denmark 16th out of 192 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.42 billion current US$ | 4.14 billion current US$ | 4.90 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.11 billion current US$ | 4.67 billion current US$ | 9.70 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.71 billion current US$ | 8.92 billion current US$ | 10.48 billion current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More private sector data for Denmark
- Merchandise exports 148.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.9% (2025)
- Food exports 17.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 136.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 75.9% (2025)
- Food imports 13.6% (2025)
- Merchandise trade 61.5% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 128.42 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 39.8% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 48.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Denmark?
- International tourism, expenditures in Denmark was 10.48 billion current US$ in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 10.48 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.14 billion current US$ in 1996.
- How does Denmark rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Denmark ranks 16th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.