Venture capital investments in Denmark
Denmark: Venture capital investments was 0.1299 Percentage of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Venture capital investments in Denmark, 2007–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for venture capital investments in Denmark is 0.1299 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 371.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, venture capital investments in Denmark peaked at 0.248 Percentage of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0234 Percentage of GDP, in 2013.
That places Denmark 8th out of 28 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Venture capital investments in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0707 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 0.073 Percentage of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0325 Percentage of GDP | -55.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0255 Percentage of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0527 Percentage of GDP | +106.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0266 Percentage of GDP | -49.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0234 Percentage of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0256 Percentage of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0276 Percentage of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0349 Percentage of GDP | +26.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0348 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1016 Percentage of GDP | +191.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1004 Percentage of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0826 Percentage of GDP | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 0.248 Percentage of GDP | +200.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0874 Percentage of GDP | -64.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1487 Percentage of GDP | +70.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1402 Percentage of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1299 Percentage of GDP | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0587 Percentage of GDP | 0.0325 Percentage of GDP | 0.073 Percentage of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0453 Percentage of GDP | 0.0234 Percentage of GDP | 0.1016 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1395 Percentage of GDP | 0.0826 Percentage of GDP | 0.248 Percentage of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 5 Slovenia 0.0254 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Switzerland 0.167 Percentage of GDP compare
- 6 Latvia 0.0166 Percentage of GDP compare
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1624 Percentage of GDP compare
- 7 New Zealand 0.1527 Percentage of GDP compare
- 9 Finland 0.1036 Percentage of GDP compare
- 10 Spain 0.0894 Percentage of GDP compare
- 11 France 0.0781 Percentage of GDP 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 94,268 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 12.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2484 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 19,120 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 7.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 1.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 126,610 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 6.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is venture capital investments in Denmark?
- Venture capital investments in Denmark was 0.1299 Percentage of GDP in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest venture capital investments recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.248 Percentage of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest venture capital investments recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0234 Percentage of GDP in 2013.
- How does Denmark rank for venture capital investments?
- Denmark ranks 8th out of 28 countries with data for 2025.
- Is venture capital investments rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 371.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Venture capital investments (market statistics). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
In the OECD Entrepreneurship Financing Database, venture capital is made up of the sum of early stage (including pre-seed, seed, start-up and other early stage) and later stage venture capital. As there are no harmonised definitions of venture capital stages across venture capital associations and other data providers, original data have been re-aggregated to fit the OECD classification of venture capital by stages. Korea, New Zealand, the Russian Federation and South Africa do not provide breakdowns of venture capital by stage that would allow meaningful international comparisons. The attached table shows the correspondences between original data and OECD harmonised data for venture capital investments by stage. https://webfs-sdd.oecd.org/files/.Stat/VC_INV/VC_OECD_HarmonisedStages.xlsx Venture capital is a form of equity financing particularly relevant for young companies with innovation and growth potential but untested business models and no track record; it replaces or complements traditional bank finance. The development of the venture capital industry is considered an important framework condition to stimulate innovative entrepreneurship. Aggregate data on venture capital provide useful information on trends in the venture capital industry. These data are typically compiled by national or regional Private Equity and Venture Capital Associations, often with the support of commercial data providers. The quality and availability of aggregate data on venture capital have improved considerably in recent years; international comparisons, however, remain complicated because of two main problems. The first difficulty comes from the lack of a standard international definition of venture capital. While there is a general understanding, the definition of the types of investments included in venture capital varies across countries and regions. In some cases, differences are purely linguistic; in others, they are more substantive. The second problem relates to the diverse methodologies employed by data compilers. The completeness and representativeness of venture capital statistics with respect to the venture capital industry of a country will differ depending on how data were collected. The units used are : Millions of US Dollars and share of GDP. OECD statistics contact: stat.contact@oecd.org