Revenue, excluding grants in Denmark
Denmark: Revenue, excluding grants was 38.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in Denmark, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, revenue, excluding grants in Denmark stood at 38.3%.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Denmark peaked at 41.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 1976.
Denmark ranks 22nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 32.9% | — |
| 1973 | 31.3% | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 32.1% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 30.0% | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 29.7% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 30.2% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 31.6% | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 32.3% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 33.3% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 32.5% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 34.1% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 35.8% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 37.3% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 39.3% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 38.9% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 38.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 38.0% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 36.7% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 35.5% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 36.7% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 38.6% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 38.8% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 38.1% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 38.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 37.9% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 38.2% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 38.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 37.9% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 36.8% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 40.6% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 38.5% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 39.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 39.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 40.6% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 38.3% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.3% | 29.7% | 32.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 36.1% | 32.5% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.8% | 35.5% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 36.2% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 37.4% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 35.9% | 40.6% | 5 |
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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 revenue, excluding grants in Denmark?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Denmark was 38.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 1976.
- How does Denmark rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Denmark ranks 22nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.