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Government consumption (% of GDP) — Denmark

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Denmark in 2025 — 23.2%. Ranked 16 in the world out of 132. Since 1966, the indicator has risen by 5.3 pp.

2025 23.2% +0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 16of 132
Period maximum 27.9%2009
Period minimum 17.9%1966

Trend over time

1966–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Denmark, 1966–202517.52022.52527.530196619721978198419901996200220082014202020251966: 17.9%1967: 18.6%1968: 19.5%1969: 19.8%1970: 21%1971: 22.4%1972: 22.4%1973: 22%1974: 23.7%1975: 24.6%1976: 24.1%1977: 23.8%1978: 24.5%1979: 24.9%1980: 26.4%1981: 27.1%1982: 27.5%1983: 26.8%1984: 24.9%1985: 24.4%1986: 23.3%1987: 24.3%1988: 24.7%1989: 24.4%1990: 23.9%1991: 24.3%1992: 24.2%1993: 25.3%1994: 24.4%1995: 24.1%1996: 24.1%1997: 23.7%1998: 24.1%1999: 24.4%2000: 23.9%2001: 24.3%2002: 24.9%2003: 25%2004: 24.9%2005: 24.5%2006: 24.2%2007: 24.3%2008: 25%2009: 27.9%2010: 27.4%2011: 26.6%2012: 26.6%2013: 26%2014: 25.9%2015: 25.6%2016: 25%2017: 24.5%2018: 24.5%2019: 24.3%2020: 24.8%2021: 24%2022: 22.1%2023: 22.8%2024: 23%2025: 23.2%
Change over the period: +5.3 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark

Denmark 23.2%
Europe & Central Asia 20.6%
Northern Europe computed 21.2%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.2 +0.3 pp
2024 23 +0.1 pp
2023 22.8 +0.8 pp
2022 22.1 −2 pp
2021 24 −0.7 pp
2020 24.8 +0.5 pp
2019 24.3 −0.2 pp
2018 24.5 −0.1 pp
2017 24.5 −0.5 pp
2016 25 −0.6 pp
2015 25.6 −0.3 pp
2014 25.9 −0.1 pp
2013 26 −0.6 pp
2012 26.6 −0 pp
2011 26.6 −0.8 pp
2010 27.4 −0.5 pp
2009 27.9 +2.8 pp
2008 25 +0.7 pp
2007 24.3 +0.1 pp
2006 24.2 −0.3 pp
2005 24.5 −0.4 pp
2004 24.9 −0.1 pp
2003 25 +0.2 pp
2002 24.9 +0.5 pp
2001 24.3 +0.4 pp
2000 23.9 −0.5 pp
1999 24.4 +0.2 pp
1998 24.1 +0.5 pp
1997 23.7 −0.4 pp
1996 24.1 +0.1 pp
1995 24.1 −0.4 pp
1994 24.4 −0.9 pp
1993 25.3 +1.2 pp
1992 24.2 −0.1 pp
1991 24.3 +0.3 pp
1990 23.9 −0.5 pp
1989 24.4 −0.3 pp
1988 24.7 +0.4 pp
1987 24.3 +1 pp
1986 23.3 −1 pp
1985 24.4 −0.5 pp
1984 24.9 −1.9 pp
1983 26.8 −0.7 pp
1982 27.5 +0.4 pp
1981 27.1 +0.7 pp
1980 26.4 +1.5 pp
1979 24.9 +0.4 pp
1978 24.5 +0.6 pp
1977 23.8 −0.3 pp
1976 24.1 −0.5 pp
1975 24.6 +1 pp
1974 23.7 +1.7 pp
1973 22 −0.5 pp
1972 22.4 +0.1 pp
1971 22.4 +1.4 pp
1970 21 +1.2 pp
1969 19.8 +0.3 pp
1968 19.5 +0.8 pp
1967 18.6 +0.7 pp
1966 17.9 —

Northern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SE Sweden 26.4 FI Finland 26.1 IS Iceland 26.1 DK Denmark 23.2 LV Latvia 22.9 NO Norway 22.6 EE Estonia 21.5 GB United Kingdom 21.2 LT Lithuania 19.3 IE Ireland 11.2
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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