Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2023
| | Country statistical profile: Denmark 2023 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 49 058 | 51 967 | 55 356 | 57 479 | 59 884 | 60 847 | 64 914 | 73 968 |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 50 564 | 53 244 | 56 568 | 59 076 | 61 619 | 62 813 | 67 160 | 76 771 |
| | Household disposable income per capita | Annual growth % | 3.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 0.2 |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -2.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 3.9 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 8.4 |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | Annual growth % | 5.5 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | -1.3 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 8.6 |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| | Industry including energy | % | 18.1 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 17.5 | 16.7 | 17.9 |
| | Construction | % | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| | Trade, repairs, transport, accomm., food services | % | 20.5 | 19.6 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 20.3 | 22.9 | 26.2 |
| | Information, communication | % | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| | Finance and insurance | % | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| | Real estate | % | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 9.7 |
| | Professional, scientific, support services | % | 8.8 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.0 |
| | Public admin., defence, education, health, social work | % | 22.3 | 21.8 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 21.6 | 20.9 | 18.8 |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 R - U) | % | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -1.3 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 53.4 | 51.5 | 49.0 | 47.2 | 48.4 | 58.3 | 50.3 | 37.4 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 53.2 | 52.4 | 52.3 | 51.3 | 53.8 | 53.8 | 54.4 | 48.6 |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 54.5 | 52.5 | 50.5 | 50.5 | 49.7 | 53.5 | 50.8 | .. |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Government/compulsory expenditure on health | % of GDP | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 8.1 |
| | Voluntary expenditure on health | % of GDP | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 30.0 | 29.4 | 29.0 | 28.5 | 28.4 | 29.3 | 28.3 | 26.2 |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | .. | .. |
| | Official Development Assistance - grant equivalent | % of GNI | .. | .. | .. | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.70 |
| | Official Development Assistance - flows basis | % of GNI | 0.85 | 0.75 | 0.74 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 46.1 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 44.2 | 46.9 | 47.1 | 46.9 | .. |
| | Tax on personal income | % of GDP | 25.2 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 24.5 | .. |
| | Tax on corporate profits | % of GDP | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 13.9 | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 35.9 | 35.9 | 35.8 | 35.4 | 35.5 | 35.3 | 35.4 | 35.5 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 48.6 | 46.7 | 47.9 | 50.4 | 51.6 | 48.6 | 52.5 | 58.7 |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 55.4 | 53.4 | 55.1 | 56.6 | 58.6 | 54.9 | 59.7 | 69.3 |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 9.7 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 12.6 | 10.2 | 5.0 | 2.4 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 85.2 | 84.2 | 92.3 | 102.1 | 97.9 | 97.2 | 119.7 | 128.2 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 94.9 | 94.3 | 101.4 | 108.9 | 110.4 | 107.3 | 124.7 | 130.6 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 6.2 | 3.9 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 12.1 | 31.9 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 58.2 | 59.5 | 63.1 | 73.5 | 76.3 | 71.9 | 85.1 | 100.0 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 64.4 | 63.5 | 71.9 | 82.5 | 83.4 | 76.0 | 97.2 | 131.9 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 13.5 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 164 758 | 169 708 | 205 107 | 208 362 | 220 724 | 258 288 | 273 882 | .. |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 91 979 | 99 403 | 115 887 | 117 653 | 128 998 | 156 611 | 142 661 | .. |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 3 617 | 235 | 3 771 | 1 716 | 7 073 | 1 685 | 4 681 | 4 494 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 9 424 | 10 112 | 10 025 | -76 | 16 844 | 9 960 | 27 367 | 3 792 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 7.7 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 11.5 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | -6.8 | -3.3 | 1.4 | 3.0 | -0.3 | -5.5 | 11.5 | 41.6 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | -1.2 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 5.3 | 14.4 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 0.69 | 0.32 | 0.48 | 0.45 | -0.18 | -0.36 | -0.06 | 1.48 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | DKK per USD | 7.31 | 7.08 | 6.87 | 6.77 | 6.63 | 6.55 | 6.59 | 6.40 |
| | Exchange rates | DKK per USD | 6.73 | 6.73 | 6.60 | 6.31 | 6.67 | 6.54 | 6.29 | 7.08 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD=100 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 123 | 117 | 118 | 121 | 113 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 16.2 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 15.2 | 16.9 | .. |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | .. |
| | Renewable energy | Ktoe | 4 756.0 | 4 945.7 | 5 508.8 | 5 439.3 | 5 694.8 | 5 863.1 | 6 823.9 | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 52.43 | 44.69 | 55.40 | 72.04 | 64.88 | 42.37 | 71.19 | 105.93 |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Households with access to computers | % | 92.3 | .. | 93.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Households with access to internet | % | 91.7 | 94.3 | 97.0 | 92.7 | 95.4 | 95.3 | 96.1 | 95.2 |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstactions | Mln m3 | 938 | 887 | 896 | 1 106 | 946 | 976 | 965 | .. |
| | National fish landings in domestic ports | '000 tonnes | 743 | 552 | 780 | 684 | 546 | 626 | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 119 | 110 | 118 | 98 | 86 | 103 | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 36 | 40 | 43 | .. | .. | |||
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 4 671 | 4 757 | 4 728 | 4 715 | 4 907 | 4 744 | 4 601 | .. |
| | Municipal waste total per capita | Kg | 823 | 831 | 821 | 814 | 844 | 814 | 786 | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 28 | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 37 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 42 | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | 11 118 | 11 673 | 12 068 | 12 273 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | 11 185 | 11 748 | 12 282 | 12 594 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | 20 738 | 20 292 | 21 211 | 21 658 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 4.4 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.8 | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 13.7 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 13.8 | 11.6 | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 52.9 | 53.8 | 55.0 | 53.2 | 53.9 | 56.1 | ||
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 81.4 | 82.3 | 82.6 | 82.1 | 83.5 | 84.6 | ||
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 68.2 | 69.2 | 71.3 | 71.4 | 72.3 | 73.0 | ||
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 20.0 | 19.3 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.1 | 16.6 | 17.1 |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.8 | .. | |||
| | Self-employment rate: male employment | % | .. | |||||||
| | Self-employment rate: female employment | % | .. | |||||||
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| | Unemployment rate: male labour force | % | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| | Unemployment rate: female labour force | % | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 26.9 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 19.6 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 20.1 | 11.4 |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 2.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 407 | 1 412 | 1 404 | 1 381 | 1 371 | 1 345 | 1 363 | 1 372 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 8 516 | 8 901 | 8 674 | 8 952 | 8 873 | 8 912 | 8 854 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 15.1 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 14.8 | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 5 678 | 5 724 | 5 761 | 5 790 | 5 814 | 5 825 | 5 850 | .. |
| | Total fertitity rates | Children | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.2 | .. |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 18.7 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 20.0 | 20.3 | .. |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 8.8 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 9.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born men | % of labour force | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born men | % of labour force | 10.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born women | % of labour force | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born women | % of labour force | 13.8 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 5.6 | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 80.8 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 81.0 | 81.5 | 81.6 | 81.5 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 78.8 | 79.0 | 79.2 | 79.1 | 79.5 | 79.7 | 79.6 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 82.7 | 82.8 | 83.1 | 82.9 | 83.5 | 83.6 | 83.3 | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | .. | |
| | Overweight or obese, % of population aged 15 and over | Measured | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Suicide Rates | Per 100 000 persons | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.6 | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 17 185 | 17 544 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 74 352 | 73 197 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Road Fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. |
| Last updated: 10 July 2023; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Data (data.oecd.org). | ||||||||||