General government final consumption expenditure in Denmark
Denmark: General government final consumption expenditure was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Denmark, 1967–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Denmark stood at 1.5%.
That represents a change of up 57.6% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Denmark peaked at 8.0% in 1967 and was at its lowest, -2.4%, in 2022.
That places Denmark 111th out of 173 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.
General government final consumption expenditure in Denmark, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 8.0% | — |
| 1968 | 5.8% | -27.7% |
| 1969 | 7.0% | +21.3% |
| 1970 | 6.2% | -11.6% |
| 1971 | 6.1% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 4.4% | -27.8% |
| 1973 | 1.8% | -58.4% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | -11.0% |
| 1975 | -0.9% | -152.8% |
| 1976 | 4.3% | -599.8% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | -62.6% |
| 1978 | 6.5% | +301.1% |
| 1979 | 5.3% | -18.8% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | -38.1% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -57.5% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | +134.3% |
| 1983 | -0.1% | -102.7% |
| 1984 | -1.7% | +1826.9% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | -231.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | -65.1% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | +145.9% |
| 1988 | -0.1% | -104.0% |
| 1989 | -0.9% | +1056.7% |
| 1990 | -1.5% | +73.2% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -208.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -60.6% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +550.8% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -51.9% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +40.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -83.2% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +504.4% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -35.5% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -88.2% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +508.6% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +91.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -54.0% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +176.3% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -44.5% |
| 2011 | -0.6% | -135.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -246.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | -101.4% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -16730.4% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -97.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +1546.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -56.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +133.8% |
| 2020 | -1.9% | -289.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -362.0% |
| 2022 | -2.4% | -148.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -109.7% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +318.0% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +57.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9% | 5.8% | 8.0% | 3 |
| 1970s | 3.7% | -0.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | -1.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | -1.5% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | -0.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -2.4% | 4.9% | 6 |
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- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 276,002 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 9.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8867 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 68,250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 451,943 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Denmark?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Denmark was 1.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 1967.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.4% in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Denmark ranks 111th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.