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Services share of GDP — Denmark

Services share of GDP in Denmark in 2025 — 62.7%. Ranked 46 in the world out of 158. Since 1966, the indicator has risen by 8.6 pp.

2025 62.7% −0.9 pp vs 2024
World rank 46of 158
Period maximum 66.6%2021
Period minimum 54%1966

Trend over time

1966–2025 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — Denmark, 1966–20255055606570196619721978198419901996200220082014202020251966: 54%1967: 54.8%1968: 54.6%1969: 55.1%1970: 56.8%1971: 57.4%1972: 57.3%1973: 58.3%1974: 59.1%1975: 60.3%1976: 60.6%1977: 60%1978: 59.9%1979: 60.3%1980: 59.4%1981: 60.1%1982: 60.1%1983: 60.2%1984: 59.1%1985: 59%1986: 58.3%1987: 59.3%1988: 59.9%1989: 60.1%1990: 60.9%1991: 61.6%1992: 61.8%1993: 63.1%1994: 62.6%1995: 61.7%1996: 61%1997: 60.8%1998: 60.7%1999: 60.8%2000: 60.3%2001: 60.9%2002: 61.5%2003: 62.3%2004: 62%2005: 61.8%2006: 61.1%2007: 61.7%2008: 62.4%2009: 65.6%2010: 65.8%2011: 65.2%2012: 64.9%2013: 65.6%2014: 66%2015: 66.3%2016: 65.6%2017: 65.3%2018: 65.2%2019: 65.2%2020: 66%2021: 66.6%2022: 66.4%2023: 63.9%2024: 63.5%2025: 62.7%
Change over the period: +8.6 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Denmark 62.7%
World computed 59.9%
Europe & Central Asia 65.5%
Northern Europe computed 68%
Services share of GDP — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 62.7 −0.9 pp
2024 63.5 −0.4 pp
2023 63.9 −2.5 pp
2022 66.4 −0.2 pp
2021 66.6 +0.7 pp
2020 66 +0.8 pp
2019 65.2 −0 pp
2018 65.2 −0.1 pp
2017 65.3 −0.3 pp
2016 65.6 −0.7 pp
2015 66.3 +0.3 pp
2014 66 +0.4 pp
2013 65.6 +0.7 pp
2012 64.9 −0.3 pp
2011 65.2 −0.6 pp
2010 65.8 +0.1 pp
2009 65.6 +3.2 pp
2008 62.4 +0.8 pp
2007 61.7 +0.5 pp
2006 61.1 −0.6 pp
2005 61.8 −0.3 pp
2004 62 −0.2 pp
2003 62.3 +0.8 pp
2002 61.5 +0.6 pp
2001 60.9 +0.6 pp
2000 60.3 −0.4 pp
1999 60.8 +0 pp
1998 60.7 −0.1 pp
1997 60.8 −0.2 pp
1996 61 −0.7 pp
1995 61.7 −0.9 pp
1994 62.6 −0.5 pp
1993 63.1 +1.3 pp
1992 61.8 +0.3 pp
1991 61.6 +0.7 pp
1990 60.9 +0.8 pp
1989 60.1 +0.2 pp
1988 59.9 +0.6 pp
1987 59.3 +1 pp
1986 58.3 −0.7 pp
1985 59 −0.2 pp
1984 59.1 −1.1 pp
1983 60.2 +0.1 pp
1982 60.1 +0.1 pp
1981 60.1 +0.7 pp
1980 59.4 −0.9 pp
1979 60.3 +0.5 pp
1978 59.9 −0.1 pp
1977 60 −0.6 pp
1976 60.6 +0.4 pp
1975 60.3 +1.2 pp
1974 59.1 +0.8 pp
1973 58.3 +0.9 pp
1972 57.3 −0.1 pp
1971 57.4 +0.7 pp
1970 56.8 +1.7 pp
1969 55.1 +0.4 pp
1968 54.6 −0.1 pp
1967 54.8 +0.7 pp
1966 54 —

Northern Europe, 2025

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

GB United Kingdom 73.1 SE Sweden 67 IS Iceland 66.2 EE Estonia 65.8 LT Lithuania 64.8 LV Latvia 64.2 DK Denmark 62.7 FI Finland 62.1 IE Ireland 56.7 NO Norway 55
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About the indicator

The share of value added by the service sector in GDP: wholesale and retail trade, transport, communications, finance, real estate, business and government services, education and health care. In most high-income countries it exceeds 70%; in small island states and tourism economies it reaches 80–90%.

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

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