Greenland vs USA: 2023 Trade Comparison

Side-by-side stats from CEPII BACI. Bold values mark the larger figure.

GreenlandMetricUSA
$1.66BTotal exports$1.90T
$1.11BTotal imports$2.98T
$553.41MTrade balance$-1.08T
$2.77BTotal trade volume$4.87T
#149Global export rank#2
#180Global import rank#1

Direct trade between Greenland and USA

GreenlandUSA
$27.81M
USAGreenland
$6.00M

Greenland top exports

  • frozen, cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking$525.96M
  • frozen, halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$402.20M
  • shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in airtight containers$235.28M
  • frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$100.84M
  • frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)$61.07M

USA top exports

  • petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$124.16B
  • preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals$115.84B
  • liquefied, natural gas$39.59B
  • consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$33.69B
  • of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$31.57B

Shared top trade partners

Both countries appear as major export destinations for 4 of the same partners:

ChinaGermanyJapanUnited Kingdom