Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Denmark
Denmark: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 14.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Denmark, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 14.2% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Denmark peaked at 15.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2012.
Denmark ranks 63rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.3% | — |
| 2001 | 15.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 14.8% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 12.5% | 15.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.8% | 14.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More education data for Denmark
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,105 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.78 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Denmark?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Denmark was 14.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2012.
- How does Denmark rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Denmark ranks 63rd out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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