Denmark — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1854–2031 · 178 observations
About this series
Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The latest combined government expenditure reading for Denmark was 48% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 47.3% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.66 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 49.4% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 50.4 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 50.3 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 50.1 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 49.8 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 49.6 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 49.4 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 48 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 47.3 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 47.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 45.1 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 49.7 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 53.3 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 49.8 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 50.8 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 50.6 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 52.4 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 54.4 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 55.1 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 55.6 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 57.9 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.