Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Denmark
Denmark: Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.0% for share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Denmark peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
That places Denmark 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -71.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +40.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 3.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 3.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 5 Luxembourg 0.0% compare
- 5 Sweden 0.0% compare
- 5 Switzerland 0.0% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Denmark
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,096 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 7.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 43.39 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 43.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Denmark?
- Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Denmark was 0.0% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Denmark rank for share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction?
- Denmark ranks 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by donor countries (percentage of GNI).