GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Denmark
Denmark: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 509,683 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Denmark, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 509,683 current LCU per person for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Denmark peaked at 509,683 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 166,385 current LCU per person, in 1990.
Denmark ranks 70th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Denmark, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 166,385 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 172,723 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 178,545 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 178,837 current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 190,613 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 197,884 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 206,562 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 216,494 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 223,448 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 233,188 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 248,329 current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 256,081 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 262,556 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 266,927 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 279,335 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 293,404 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 309,942 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 319,172 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 329,422 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 313,145 current LCU per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 326,785 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 331,839 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 338,535 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 344,717 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 350,893 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 357,212 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 366,885 current LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 379,809 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 387,242 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 396,194 current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 398,976 current LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 435,953 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 479,629 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 468,800 current LCU per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 489,691 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 509,683 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 509,683 current LCU per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 70,749 current LCU per person, 7.2× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 509,683 current LCU per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60,450 current LCU per person, 8.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 196,468 current LCU per person | 166,385 current LCU per person | 233,188 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 287,831 current LCU per person | 248,329 current LCU per person | 329,422 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 358,011 current LCU per person | 326,785 current LCU per person | 396,194 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 463,789 current LCU per person | 398,976 current LCU per person | 509,683 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 67 North Macedonia 573,274 current LCU per person compare
- 68 Cape Verde 567,262 current LCU per person compare
- 69 Faroe Islands 511,400 current LCU per person compare
- 71 Vanuatu 485,961 current LCU per person compare
- 72 Niger 451,200 current LCU per person compare
- 73 Pakistan 445,917 current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Denmark
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9574 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.70 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0723 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 18.24 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 121.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3,052 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 17.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Denmark?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Denmark was 509,683 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 509,683 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 166,385 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 70th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.