Denmark vs Netherlands: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Denmark
42.9%
in 2023
Netherlands
42.7%
in 2023
Denmark rank
160th
Netherlands rank
161st
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 42.9% against 42.7% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 160th and Netherlands ranks 161st of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.7% | 53.8% | 10.9% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 60.8% | 54.9% | 5.9% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 57.5% | 56.0% | 1.6% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 54.0% | 53.7% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 52.7% | 53.0% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 49.4% | 2.4% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 45.3% | 1.1% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 42.3% | 1.2% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Denmark, at 42.9% against 42.7% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 160th and Netherlands ranks 161st of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.