Greenland
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Greenland

Waterborne foreign imports from Greenland to the United States in 2015 totaled $2,523,193. Exports to Greenland in 2015 were $2,279,353.

Information about foreign trade between Greenland and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Greenland represented 100.0% of all vessel imports, $2,523,193 versus $2,523,193.

By weight, container cargo imports from Greenland represented 290.9% of all vessel shippments, 630,697 (kg) versus 216,806 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $2,523,193  $2,279,353
2014  $4,913,117  $2,520,608
2013  $7,580,863  $2,822,046
2012  $5,486,568  $2,296,631
2011  $5,462,967  $1,657,229
2010  $6,724,931  $2,749,580
2009  $7,448,338  $3,779,502
2008  $5,839,411  $5,877,701
2007  $8,521,954  $2,509,527
2006  $9,687,089  $2,168,086
2005  $15,656,629  $3,826,201
2004  $13,347,223  $1,538,506
2003  $10,008,076  $624,542


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $2,523,193  $1,426,406
2014  $4,891,743  $2,198,539
2013  $7,568,976  $1,743,210
2012  $5,281,252  $2,238,747
2011  $5,462,967  $1,480,322
2010  $6,724,931  $2,439,561
2009  $7,448,338  $3,418,612
2008  $5,839,411  $4,936,734
2007  $8,518,454  $2,340,995
2006  $9,551,763  $1,862,279
2005  $15,654,032  $1,880,129
2004  $13,343,423  $1,006,051
2003  $10,003,076  $277,055


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  216,806  121,078
2014  630,975  175,709
2013  1,087,733  90,178
2012  597,698  89,874
2011  560,190  80,324
2010  868,861  155,649
2009  1,176,833  173,223
2008  823,739  401,382
2007  1,345,844  241,525
2006  10,770,108  232,752
2005  2,477,280  50,441,201
2004  1,860,415  738,255
2003  1,577,284  67,104


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  630,697  95,515
2014  630,697  138,968
2013  1,087,367  64,433
2012  597,491  88,364
2011  560,190  73,963
2010  868,861  113,602
2009  1,176,833  160,107
2008  823,739  331,135
2007  1,345,690  232,830
2006  1,948,397  200,900
2005  2,476,096  1,263,654
2004  1,858,682  568,769
2003  1,576,869  36,714


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov