Gross national expenditure in Denmark
Denmark: Gross national expenditure was 89.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross national expenditure in Denmark, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national expenditure in Denmark is 89.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Denmark peaked at 104.5% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 2025.
That places Denmark 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Gross national expenditure in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 101.6% | — |
| 1967 | 102.1% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 101.4% | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 102.1% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 102.8% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 102.0% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 100.4% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 101.9% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 103.4% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 101.0% | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 104.5% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 103.6% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 102.2% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 102.4% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 100.5% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 98.6% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 97.8% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 98.3% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 99.2% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 100.2% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 97.9% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 96.5% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 96.2% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 94.4% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 93.8% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 93.1% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 92.5% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 94.1% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 95.3% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 94.3% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 95.6% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 96.9% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 94.0% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 93.3% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 92.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 89.8% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 89.0% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 101.8% | 101.4% | 102.1% | 4 |
| 1970s | 102.4% | 100.4% | 104.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.4% | 96.2% | 100.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.4% | 92.5% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 92.9% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 93.2% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 89.0% | 94.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 157 Peru 91.9% compare
- 158 Switzerland 91.1% compare
- 159 Kazakhstan 90.3% compare
- 161 Netherlands 88.8% compare
- 162 Norway 88.3% compare
- 163 Angola 88.1% 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)
- 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 gross national expenditure in Denmark?
- Gross national expenditure in Denmark was 89.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 104.5% in 1976.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2025.
- How does Denmark rank for gross national expenditure?
- Denmark ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 60 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross 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.