Denmark vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency

Denmark
1.00 million million SLC
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.23 million million SLC
in 2024
Denmark rank
63rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
61st

Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency over time

  • Denmark
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1.23 million million SLC against 1.00 million million SLC in Denmark, a difference of 224,010 million SLC.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 63rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 61st of 174 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 537,677 million SLC 522,100 million SLC 15,578 million SLC Denmark
2010s 812,644 million SLC 750,294 million SLC 62,350 million SLC Denmark
2020s 955,219 million SLC 1.11 million million SLC 154,501 million SLC United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency, Denmark or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1.23 million million SLC against 1.00 million million SLC in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency between Denmark and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
224,010 million SLC, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Denmark and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
Denmark ranks 63rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 61st of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency
Unit
million SLC
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
189 places, 3,863 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.