Denmark vs Germany: Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on
Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.24 Percentage of GDP against 1.13 Percentage of GDP in Germany, a difference of 0.11 Percentage of GDP.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 5th and Germany ranks 7th of 23 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.28 Percentage of GDP | 0.8918 Percentage of GDP | 0.3871 Percentage of GDP | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.26 Percentage of GDP | 1.1 Percentage of GDP | 0.1622 Percentage of GDP | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on, Denmark or Germany?
- Denmark, at 1.24 Percentage of GDP against 1.13 Percentage of GDP in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on between Denmark and Germany?
- 0.11 Percentage of GDP, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on?
- Denmark ranks 5th and Germany ranks 7th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on educational institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on government, private and expenditure on educational institutions. Government expenditure can be brokendown by central, regional (state) and local levels of government. Private sector can also be brokendown by households and other non-educational private sector. Expenditure are reported after transfers between entities, transfers can be from higher to lower levels of government, from the government to the private sector, or from non-domestic source to the government. The default table displays expenditure for the general government, the private sector and non-domestic sources in 2020 constant USD PPP (top section), in percentage of GDP (middle section), and in percentage (distribution by sector, in the bottom section), for the combined primary to tertiary levels of education, and for all public and private educational institutions. This can be changed to display data by: level of education, type of educational institution, level of financing source, local currency/USD PPP, and current/constant prices. Please note that the filters are inter related, meaning that selection in one category may impact the possibility to select options in another category. Please note that non-domestic expenditure is labelled "Rest of the world". Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.