Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Denmark
Denmark: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Denmark, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Denmark stood at 1.6%.
The figure is up 61.0% on the previous year and up 387.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Denmark peaked at 4.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.5%, in 2022.
That places Denmark 101st out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -71.6% |
| 2002 | -0.5% | -148.5% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -476.6% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -44.2% |
| 2008 | -0.3% | -130.2% |
| 2009 | -1.9% | +548.3% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -302.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -64.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -58.1% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +207.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -85.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +26.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +275.8% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +58.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -82.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -38.2% |
| 2020 | -1.1% | -614.3% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -502.8% |
| 2022 | -2.5% | -156.6% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | -97.6% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -1766.7% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +61.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | -1.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -2.5% | 4.3% | 6 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 15.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.256 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 19,705 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2322 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 17,870 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 1.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Denmark?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Denmark was 1.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.5% in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Denmark ranks 101st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 387.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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