Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Denmark
Denmark: Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on was 1.24 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Denmark, 2012–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Denmark stood at 1.24 Percentage of GDP.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Denmark peaked at 1.35 Percentage of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.18 Percentage of GDP, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 5th of 23 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.35 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2013 | 1.31 Percentage of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.26 Percentage of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.25 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.25 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.27 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.26 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.34 Percentage of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 1.29 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.18 Percentage of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 1.24 Percentage of GDP | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.28 Percentage of GDP | 1.25 Percentage of GDP | 1.35 Percentage of GDP | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.26 Percentage of GDP | 1.18 Percentage of GDP | 1.34 Percentage of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 2 Lithuania 1.24 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Sweden 1.63 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Croatia 0.7671 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Latvia 1.17 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Norway 1.34 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Finland 1.33 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Slovenia 1.03 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Poland 0.9237 Percentage of GDP compare
- 6 Israel 1.17 Percentage of GDP compare
- 6 Netherlands 0.4194 Percentage of GDP compare
- 7 Germany 1.13 Percentage of GDP compare
- 8 Chile 0.9667 Percentage of GDP compare
More education data for Denmark
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,888 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,481 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,072 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 522,143 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 432,238 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0723 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Denmark?
- Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Denmark was 1.24 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 Percentage of GDP in 2012.
- What is the lowest distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on?
- Denmark ranks 5th out of 23 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on educational institutions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.