Income distribution database — Gini in Denmark
Denmark: Income distribution database — Gini was 0.253 0-1 scale in 2011. ▲ Rising
Income distribution database — Gini in Denmark, 1985–2011
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-1 scale.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income distribution database — gini in Denmark is 0.253 0-1 scale, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income distribution database — gini in Denmark peaked at 0.253 0-1 scale in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.215 0-1 scale, in 1995.
That places Denmark 19th out of 21 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Income distribution database — Gini in Denmark, year by year
| Year | 0-1 scale | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.221 0-1 scale | — |
| 1986 | 0.224 0-1 scale | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.225 0-1 scale | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.224 0-1 scale | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.22 0-1 scale | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.226 0-1 scale | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.222 0-1 scale | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.222 0-1 scale | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.223 0-1 scale | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.216 0-1 scale | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.215 0-1 scale | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.216 0-1 scale | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.224 0-1 scale | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.224 0-1 scale | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.228 0-1 scale | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.227 0-1 scale | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.232 0-1 scale | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.239 0-1 scale | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.246 0-1 scale | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.242 0-1 scale | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.238 0-1 scale | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.252 0-1 scale | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.253 0-1 scale | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2228 0-1 scale | 0.22 0-1 scale | 0.225 0-1 scale | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.2216 0-1 scale | 0.215 0-1 scale | 0.228 0-1 scale | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2373 0-1 scale | 0.227 0-1 scale | 0.246 0-1 scale | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.2525 0-1 scale | 0.252 0-1 scale | 0.253 0-1 scale | 2 |
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- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -11.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 8.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1133 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 8,720 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7502 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 57,740 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.1149 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income distribution database — gini in Denmark?
- Income distribution database — gini in Denmark was 0.253 0-1 scale in 2011, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest income distribution database — gini recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.253 0-1 scale in 2011.
- What is the lowest income distribution database — gini recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.215 0-1 scale in 1995.
- How does Denmark rank for income distribution database — gini?
- Denmark ranks 19th out of 21 countries with data for 2011.
- Is income distribution database — gini rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Income distribution database — Gini (disposable income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Income Distribution Database (IDD) offers data on levels and trends in income inequality and poverty and is updated on a rolling basis, two to three times a year.