FX.co ★ Denmark Trade Surplus Narrows in August

Denmark’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus narrowed to DKK 31.2 billion in August 2026, down from a downwardly revised record high of DKK 38.9 billion in July. Imports rose by 0.7% month-on-month to DKK 162.8 billion, as a 3.8% increase in goods imports more than offset a 2.9% decline in services imports. At the same time, exports fell by 3.3% to DKK 194 billion, as a 6.2% drop in goods exports outweighed a 0.7% rise in services exports.

Over the first eight months of the year, the total trade surplus widened to DKK 232.3 billion from DKK 219.1 billion in the same period a year earlier. Exports of goods and services increased to DKK 1,501.6 billion from DKK 1,413.2 billion, while imports rose to DKK 1,269.3 billion from DKK 1,194.2 billion.