Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Denmark
Denmark: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 43.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Denmark, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 43.6% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Denmark peaked at 58.3% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 2024.
That places Denmark 169th out of 190 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.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 58.0% | — |
| 1967 | 58.3% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 56.9% | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 55.3% | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 55.1% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 53.7% | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 51.3% | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 52.4% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 52.7% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 53.8% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 55.0% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 55.3% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 54.6% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 54.4% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 53.9% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 54.4% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 53.2% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 52.6% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 52.7% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 52.7% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 53.0% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 51.6% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 50.8% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 50.5% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 49.7% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 49.9% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 50.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 49.8% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 50.9% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 50.6% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 50.2% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 49.9% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 50.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 43.6% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.1% | 55.3% | 58.3% | 4 |
| 1970s | 53.8% | 51.3% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.5% | 50.5% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 48.8% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 46.8% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 47.0% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 43.6% | 46.8% | 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Denmark?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Denmark was 43.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 1967.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Denmark ranks 169th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. 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.