Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Denmark
Denmark: Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status was 8.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Denmark is 8.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Denmark peaked at 26.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2024.
That places Denmark 37th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.0% | — |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -56.5% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | +127.9% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -55.5% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +123.5% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -61.5% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 8.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 1.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 8.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.9%, 1.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +127.9% | 10.7% | 24.3% |
| 2018 | +123.5% | 10.8% | 24.2% |
| 2019 | -61.5% | 24.2% | 9.3% |
| 2012 | -56.5% | 24.6% | 10.7% |
| 2017 | -55.5% | 24.3% | 10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 24.9% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 9.3% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.7% | 9.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More development goals data for Denmark
- Red List Index 0.9749 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4952 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 13,586 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 61 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 60 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 52 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 55 (2025)
- Infant deaths 205 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Denmark?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Denmark was 8.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Denmark ranks 37th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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