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Denmark — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1948–2027 · 80 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Denmark, the government consumption reading was 23.2% of GDP in 2025, compared with 23% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +0.25 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 23.8% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1948–2027
  • Quarterly data, 1966–2027
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Latest observations

2012–2027

PeriodValue
202724.1 % of GDP
202623.9 % of GDP
202523.2 % of GDP
202423 % of GDP
202322.8 % of GDP
11 earlier values, back to 2012
202222.1 % of GDP
202124 % of GDP
202024.8 % of GDP
201924.3 % of GDP
201824.5 % of GDP
201724.5 % of GDP
201625 % of GDP
201525.6 % of GDP
201425.9 % of GDP
201326 % of GDP
201226.6 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.