Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2021
| | Country statistical profile: Denmark 2021 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 44 809 | 46 743 | 47 905 | 49 058 | 51 967 | 55 533 | 59 272 | 62 106 |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 45 820 | 48 223 | 49 648 | 50 564 | 53 244 | 56 749 | 60 915 | 63 941 |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | -0.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 0.1 | 2.3 | -2.9 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 3.7 |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | Annual growth % | 3.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 2.8 |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| | Industry including energy | % | 19.1 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.2 |
| | Construction | % | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| | Trade, repairs, transport, accomm., food services | % | 19.2 | 20.1 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 19.6 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| | Information, communication | % | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| | Finance and insurance | % | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| | Real estate | % | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| | Professional, scientific, support services | % | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 10.0 |
| | Public admin., defence, education, health, social work | % | 23.2 | 22.8 | 22.6 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 20.8 |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 R - U) | % | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -3.5 | -1.2 | 1.1 | -1.3 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 60.6 | 56.7 | 59.1 | 53.4 | 55.1 | 52.5 | 50.8 | 51.4 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 54.5 | 54.6 | 56.4 | 53.2 | 52.4 | 52.3 | 51.2 | 53.0 |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 58.0 | 55.8 | 55.2 | 54.5 | 52.5 | 50.8 | 50.8 | .. |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Government/compulsory expenditure on health | % of GDP | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | |
| | Voluntary expenditure on health | % of GDP | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 29.9 | 29.9 | 29.9 | 29.9 | 29.3 | 29.2 | 28.7 | 28.3 |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 5.0 | 5.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Official Development Assistance - grant equivalent | % of GNI | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.72 | 0.72 |
| | Official Development Assistance - flows basis | % of GNI | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.75 | 0.74 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 45.5 | 45.9 | 48.5 | 46.1 | 45.5 | 45.8 | 44.4 | 46.3 |
| | Tax on personal income | % of GDP | 23.3 | 25.1 | 26.3 | 25.4 | 24.2 | 24.4 | 24.1 | 24.3 |
| | Tax on corporate profits | % of GDP | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 15.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.1 |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 36.2 | 35.8 | 35.6 | 35.9 | 35.9 | 35.8 | 35.4 | 35.4 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 48.6 | 48.2 | 47.7 | 48.6 | 46.7 | 47.9 | 50.4 | 51.0 |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 54.6 | 54.8 | 54.6 | 55.4 | 53.4 | 55.1 | 56.3 | 58.3 |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 14.9 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 12.8 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 91.4 | 97.5 | 99.2 | 85.2 | 84.2 | 92.3 | 101.9 | 97.4 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 106.3 | 110.6 | 111.0 | 94.9 | 94.3 | 101.4 | 108.9 | 110.2 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 5.5 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 3.9 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 61.9 | 64.1 | 64.7 | 58.2 | 59.5 | 63.1 | 73.0 | 76.0 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 67.5 | 71.5 | 73.4 | 64.4 | 63.5 | 71.9 | 81.5 | 83.5 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 6.3 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.9 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 183 987 | 157 753 | 167 395 | 164 758 | 169 708 | 205 107 | 209 111 | 217 685 |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 98 320 | 74 943 | 95 766 | 91 979 | 99 403 | 115 887 | 116 251 | 121 482 |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 644 | 1 045 | 4 680 | 3 617 | 235 | 3 771 | 1 199 | 3 587 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 7 349 | 7 162 | 8 249 | 9 424 | 10 112 | 10 025 | -370 | 11 404 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 4.3 | 0.4 | -0.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 3.4 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -6.8 | -3.5 | 1.4 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 3.1 | 1.3 | -0.5 | -1.2 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 1.40 | 1.75 | 1.33 | 0.69 | 0.32 | 0.48 | 0.46 | -0.19 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | DKK per USD | 7.56 | 7.35 | 7.33 | 7.31 | 7.08 | 6.85 | 6.56 | 6.46 |
| | Exchange rates | DKK per USD | 5.79 | 5.62 | 5.61 | 6.73 | 6.73 | 6.60 | 6.31 | 6.67 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD=100 | 129 | 134 | 135 | 124 | 122 | 120 | 121 | 116 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 17.3 | 17.3 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 16.5 |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| | Renewable energy | Ktoe | 4 165.5 | 4 314.1 | 4 513.8 | 4 854.6 | 5 014.1 | 5 647.0 | 5 645.3 | 6 103.9 |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 107.90 | 107.25 | 100.19 | 52.43 | 44.69 | 55.40 | 72.04 | 64.88 |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Households with access to computers | % | 92.3 | 93.1 | .. | 92.3 | .. | 93.1 | .. | .. |
| | Households with access to internet | % | 92.0 | 92.7 | 93.1 | 91.7 | 94.3 | 97.0 | 92.7 | 95.4 |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstactions | Mln m3 | 872 | 1 015 | 1 012 | 938 | 887 | 891 | 1 075 | .. |
| | National fish landings in domestic ports | '000 tonnes | 398 | 543 | 600 | 743 | 552 | 780 | 684 | .. |
| | National fish landings in foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 106 | 120 | 138 | 119 | 110 | 118 | 98 | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 35 | 36 | .. | |||||
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 4 350 | 4 366 | 4 361 | 4 440 | 4 481 | 4 509 | 4 436 | .. |
| | Municipal waste total per capita | Kg | 775 | 774 | 770 | 780 | 785 | 787 | 771 | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 37 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 29 |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 11 712 | 12 114 | 12 199 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 11 274 | 11 547 | 13 368 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | 15 698 | 15 626 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 6.3 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 16.6 | 15.1 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 13.5 | 12.7 |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 51.4 | 49.5 | 50.0 | 52.9 | 53.8 | 55.0 | ||
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 81.4 | 81.3 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 82.3 | 82.6 | ||
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 57.9 | 58.8 | 60.7 | 68.2 | 69.2 | 71.3 | ||
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19.7 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 19.2 |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | ||
| | Self-employment rate: male employment | % | ||||||||
| | Self-employment rate: female employment | % | ||||||||
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| | Unemployment rate: male labour force | % | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| | Unemployment rate: female labour force | % | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 28.0 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 26.9 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 19.4 | 16.6 |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 1.5 |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 423 | 1 426 | 1 414 | 1 407 | 1 412 | 1 405 | 1 382 | 1 380 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 7 919 | 7 964 | 7 939 | 8 518 | 8 903 | 8 959 | 9 122 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.7 | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 5 587 | 5 609 | 5 640 | 5 678 | 5 724 | 5 761 | 5 790 | .. |
| | Population growth rates | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .. |
| | Total fertitity rates | Children | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.6 | .. |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 17.7 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 18.7 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 19.5 | .. |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born men | % of labour force | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born men | % of labour force | 13.5 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 7.9 |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born women | % of labour force | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born women | % of labour force | 15.9 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 9.0 |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 80.1 | 80.4 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 81.2 | 81.0 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 78.1 | 78.3 | 78.7 | 78.8 | 79.0 | 79.2 | 79.1 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 82.1 | 82.4 | 82.8 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 83.1 | 82.9 | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | .. |
| | Overweight or obese, % of population aged 15 and over | Measured | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Suicide Rates | Per 100 000 persons | 11.3 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 9.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 17 648 | 17 409 | 17 812 | 17 185 | 17 544 | 17 580 | .. | |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 74 059 | 74 627 | 73 835 | 74 352 | 73 197 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Road Fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 30 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 34 |
| Last updated: 26 January 2021; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Data (data.oecd.org). | ||||||||||