Greenland
Everything Palanor holds about Greenland, in one place: 12 public signals, what its economy runs on, how often America’s largest companies name it, the news that names it, and Country Posture. Every figure is computed from stored readings and carries its source and date.
North AmericaAmericas
The latest read
- GDP in current U.S. dollars: $3.33 billion (2023); record high since 1990; 1y +5.7%.
- Household consumption, share of GDP: 32.6% of GDP (2023); record low since 2003; 1y −0.07 pts.
- Net exports, share of GDP: -10.3% of GDP (2023); 64th percentile since 2003; highest since 2019; 1y +1.49 pts.
Country Posture
What Greenland’s economy is doing
Momentum
2023Inputs only. Did not pass the pre-registered back-test: 1996–2009: AUC 0.590 below 0.60; AUC 0.590 below the single-input baseline (0.624); 2010–2022: AUC 0.595 below 0.60; AUC 0.595 below the single-input baseline (0.641).
Inputs
| Real GDP growth | 0.9 |
| Growth against its three-year average | -0.4 |
| Change in unemployment | — |
| Change in the employment rate | — |
| Export volume growth | 14.3 |
| OECD leading indicator | — |
Resilience
2025Withheld: 1 of 5 core inputs reported for 2025.
Inputs
| Interest as a share of revenue | — |
| Budget balance | — |
| Reserves, months of imports | — |
| Current account | — |
| Governance (WGI mean) | 1.28 |
| External debt | — |
Pressure
2025Inputs only. Did not pass the pre-registered back-test: 1996–2009: AUC 0.657 below the single-input baseline (0.672).
Inputs
| Inflation | — |
| Change in inflation | — |
| Currency move against the dollar | -4.0% |
| Conflict deaths per million | 0.0 |
| Political stability | 0.79 |
| Private credit, three-year change | — |
| Bond spread over U.S. Treasuries | — |
Posture describes what an economy is doing; it is not a rating and never ranks countries. Each input is read against the country’s own history and against every other economy that year. An axis shows a score only after passing a back-test fixed before any result was computed. Method and back-test.
GDP by expenditure
What Greenland’s economy runs on
In 2023, household spending was 32.6% of GDP, government consumption 41.7%, investment 36.0% and net exports -10.3% (exports 40.8%, imports 51.1%).
World Bank national accounts. The parts can miss 100 by a few points (the statistical discrepancy).
Same World Bank definition for every country, so the shares compare directly: What each economy runs on.
News
In the news
- Trump Announces Greenland Oil, Gas and Mineral Exploration
Trump said exploration of Greenland's energy and mineral resources will begin soon after the U.S., Denmark and Greenland signed a defense agreement.
Palanor Wire2026-10-14neutral
- Greenland to introduce ban on seabed mining
MINING.COM2026-10-16negative · -ban
- Trump says ‘massive’ oil, gas, mineral exploration set to begin in Greenland
MINING.COM · Gold2026-10-14neutral
- Trump Announces “Massive” Greenland Oil Exploration Plans
OilPrice.com2026-10-14neutral
- Trump says oil, gas and mineral exploration to begin in Greenland reut.rs/4zuPWTI
Reuters · Bluesky2026-10-14neutral
- Greenland lawmakers signal support for Trump security deal reut.rs/47MW6CT
Reuters · Bluesky2026-10-12positive · +deal
- A secret nuclear city was built under Greenland's ice by the USA. In 1967, it was abandoned but something dangerous got left behind
Marketaux (financial news API)2026-10-11neutral
- Greenland Mines authorizes $20M share buyback
MINING.COM · Copper2026-10-06neutral
- Greenland Mines Authorizes $20 Million Share Repurchase Program and Announces Capital Allocation Priorities
Marketaux (financial news API)2026-10-06neutral
- Greenland government approves Tanbreez rare earth mine plan
MINING.COM2026-10-05positive · +approves
- Critical Metals (CRML) Gains 10.8% After Greenland Approves Tanbreez Mining Plans
Marketaux (financial news API)2026-10-05positive · +gains +approves
- Greenland Mines makes gallium, vanadium discovery at Skaergaard
MINING.COM2026-10-01neutral
- Desolate Arctic outpost likely to host US troops under new Greenland deal
Defense News2026-09-25positive · +deal
- Greenland welcomes US military pact but trust still shaky
Defense News2026-09-23neutral
Headlines that name Greenland, matched by name with fixed rules (a wrong match is worse than a missing one). Tone is read from each headline’s own words; no model reads or summarizes an article, and other publishers’ stories link out.
Company graph
Companies headquartered in Greenland
Palanor’s company graph holds 1 entities headquartered here (GLEIF headquarters address, else legal address).
Signals
Every series about Greenland
Grouped by theme, the most-read first. All 12 in the Library.
Growth and output1
- Greenland · GDP · USD bn (current)record high since 1990; 1y +5.7%$3.33bn2023
Energy and resources1
- Rare Earths Reserves: Greenland1y unchanged1,500,0002025
Conflict and geopolitics1
- U.S. Active-Duty Troops in Greenland (DMDC)42nd percentile since Sep 2008; highest since Jun 2025; 1y unchanged142 persons2026-08-31
Migration1 of 3
- U.S.-Born People Living in Greenland (UN)69th percentile since 199037 people2024
Peers
Elsewhere in North America
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