Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Denmark
Denmark: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad was 12.27 billion current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Denmark, 2020–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Denmark is 12.27 billion current US$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 204.1% over five years.
That places Denmark 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Denmark, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.03 billion current US$ | — |
| 2021 | 6.70 billion current US$ | +66.0% |
| 2022 | 8.57 billion current US$ | +28.0% |
| 2023 | 11.46 billion current US$ | +33.6% |
| 2024 | 12.27 billion current US$ | +7.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 12.27 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.47 billion current US$, 2.7× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 12.27 billion current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.98 billion current US$, 2.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Denmark
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Denmark?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Denmark was 12.27 billion current US$ in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 12.27 billion current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.03 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Denmark ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.