Denmark vs United States: Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita)
Denmark
40,939 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
United States
54,931 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
8th
United States rank
5th
Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita) over time
- Denmark
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 54,931 constant 2015 US$ per person against 40,939 constant 2015 US$ per person in Denmark, a difference of 13,992 constant 2015 US$ per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
Denmark ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th of 172 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22,910 constant 2015 US$ per person | 23,743 constant 2015 US$ per person | 833.22 constant 2015 US$ per person | United States |
| 1980s | 27,243 constant 2015 US$ per person | 28,586 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,343 constant 2015 US$ per person | United States |
| 1990s | 31,029 constant 2015 US$ per person | 34,482 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,453 constant 2015 US$ per person | United States |
| 2000s | 36,226 constant 2015 US$ per person | 42,700 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6,474 constant 2015 US$ per person | United States |
| 2010s | 39,024 constant 2015 US$ per person | 46,275 constant 2015 US$ per person | 7,251 constant 2015 US$ per person | United States |
| 2020s | 40,885 constant 2015 US$ per person | 52,456 constant 2015 US$ per person | 11,571 constant 2015 US$ per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita, Denmark or United States?
- United States, at 54,931 constant 2015 US$ per person against 40,939 constant 2015 US$ per person in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita between Denmark and United States?
- 13,992 constant 2015 US$ per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and United States rank globally for final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 8th and United States ranks 5th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.