Australia vs Denmark: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Australia
64,781 current US$ per person
in 2025
Denmark
68,494 current US$ per person
in 2025
Australia rank
11th
Denmark rank
9th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Australia
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 68,494 current US$ per person against 64,781 current US$ per person in Australia, a difference of 3,713 current US$ per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Denmark ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 9th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,729 current US$ per person | 2,829 current US$ per person | 99.86 current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 6,204 current US$ per person | 7,890 current US$ per person | 1,686 current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 12,838 current US$ per person | 15,314 current US$ per person | 2,476 current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 20,166 current US$ per person | 29,430 current US$ per person | 9,263 current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 32,692 current US$ per person | 44,147 current US$ per person | 11,455 current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 59,025 current US$ per person | 55,191 current US$ per person | 3,834 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 60,117 current US$ per person | 63,027 current US$ per person | 2,910 current US$ per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Australia or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 68,494 current US$ per person against 64,781 current US$ per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Australia and Denmark?
- 3,713 current US$ per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 11th and Denmark ranks 9th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.