Manufacturing value added to gdp in Denmark
Denmark: Manufacturing value added to gdp was 18.74 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing value added to gdp in Denmark, 1966–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 18.74 for manufacturing value added to gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added to gdp in Denmark peaked at 18.74 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.88, in 2010.
Denmark ranks 29th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added to gdp in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 18.13 | — |
| 1967 | 17.68 | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 17.56 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 17.23 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 16.88 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 16.64 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 16.18 | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 16.32 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 16.53 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 16.53 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 15.84 | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 15.84 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 15.26 | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 15.23 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 15.64 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 15.28 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 15 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 15.31 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 15.85 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 15.8 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 15.56 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 14.98 | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 14.75 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 14.77 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 14.87 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 14.61 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 14.74 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 14.32 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 14.43 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 14.73 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 14.19 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 14.64 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 14.54 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 14.26 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 14.16 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 14.04 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 13.93 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.24 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 12.75 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 12.04 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 12.08 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.96 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 11.81 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 11.16 | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 10.88 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 10.97 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.21 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 11.8 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 11.83 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.48 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 12.94 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 13.01 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 13 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.4 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 12.84 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 12.55 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 12.82 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 16.35 | +27.5% |
| 2024 | 17.86 | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 18.74 | +4.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 18.74 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.49, 2.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 18.74 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.03, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing value added to gdp in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +27.5% | 12.82 | 16.35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.65 | 17.23 | 18.13 | 4 |
| 1970s | 16.12 | 15.23 | 16.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.29 | 14.75 | 15.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.53 | 14.19 | 14.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.72 | 11.16 | 14.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.15 | 10.88 | 13.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.19 | 12.55 | 18.74 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More economy & growth data for Denmark
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -17.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,148 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0121 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0109 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 838.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added to gdp in Denmark?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp in Denmark was 18.74 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 18.74 in 2025.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.88 in 2010.
- How does Denmark rank for manufacturing value added to gdp?
- Denmark ranks 29th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added to gdp rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing value added to gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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