Doing Business in Denmark Guide

Country Overview

Denmark is a Nordic country located in northern Europe, located southwest of Sweden and due south of Norway and is bordered by the German state (and former possession) Schleswig-Holstein to the south, on Denmark's only land border, 68 km (42 miles) long.

Denmark is ranked 3^rd out of 190 countries, and the top location in Europe, in the World Bank’s 2016 Ease of Doing Business index.

In 2015 Denmark was ranked 1^st out of 168 countries in Transparency International's latest corruption perception index. Denmark is one of the EU’s best performing economies. It has low inflation, strong growth and relatively low unemployment at 6.2%.

Strengths of the Danish market include easy access to northern European markets via Copenhagen hub airport and high quality motorway network, a well-educated population with a high proportion of university graduates, an advanced telecommunication infrastructure and it takes only 24 hours to establish a company online.

Doing business in Denmark is very similar to doing business in the UK. If your product or service is successful in the UK, there is a good chance you will be successful in Denmark.

About This Guide

This guide aims to provide a route map of the way ahead, together with signposts to other sources of help.

The main objective of this Doing Business in Denmark Guide is to provide you with basic knowledge about Denmark; an overview of its economy, business culture, potential opportunities and to identify the main issues associated with initial research, market entry, risk management and cultural and language issues.

We do not pretend to provide all the answers in the guide, but novice exporters in particular will find it a useful starting point. Further assistance is available from the Department for International Trade (DIT) team in Denmark. Full contact details are available in this guide.

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The guide is available in 4 formats:

this website
a ‘free’ downloadable 'mobile device-friendly’ app – available from the iTunes App Store and Google Play store
a full colour hard-copy brochure (to order your copy please Click Here)
PDF download/e-flipbook (scroll down to see the download information below)

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