Economy, Foreign Trade

In the mid-1960s West Germany replaced Britain as the major supplier of the Danish market. Today, Germany is still Denmark’s leading export and import partner, but the United Kingdom remains among the largest importers of Danish products.

Until the early 1960s livestock, processed meat (chiefly ham), and dairy products constituted the bulk of exports. Industrial exports have grown steadily and, since 1961, have exceeded agricultural exports. In 2000 exports were valued at $46 billion, and imports at $42 billion. Major Danish imports are machinery, primary metals and metal products, transportation equipment, fuels and lubricants, and various consumer goods.