General government final consumption expenditure in Denmark
Denmark: General government final consumption expenditure was 23.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Denmark, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Denmark is 23.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Denmark peaked at 27.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 1966.
Denmark ranks 32nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 17.9% | — |
| 1967 | 18.6% | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 19.5% | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 19.8% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 21.0% | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 22.4% | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 22.4% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 22.0% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 23.7% | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 24.6% | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 24.1% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 23.8% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 24.5% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 24.9% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 26.4% | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 27.1% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 27.5% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 26.8% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 24.9% | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 24.4% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 23.3% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 24.7% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 24.4% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 23.9% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 24.3% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 24.2% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 25.3% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 24.4% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 24.1% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 24.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 24.1% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 24.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 23.9% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 24.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 23.2% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.0% | 17.9% | 19.8% | 4 |
| 1970s | 23.3% | 21.0% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.4% | 23.3% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.2% | 23.7% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 23.9% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 24.3% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 22.1% | 24.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 29 Afghanistan 23.6% compare
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- 31 New Caledonia 23.5% compare
- 33 Australia 23.1% compare
- 34 Latvia 22.9% compare
- 35 Cape Verde 22.9% compare
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- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.3497 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 34,807 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 17.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 12.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 31.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0774 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 5,960 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 23.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1966.
- How does Denmark rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Denmark ranks 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.