Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Denmark
Denmark: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 41.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
41.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 114 countries
All-time high
44.3%
in 2004
All-time low
41.2%
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 41.5% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Denmark peaked at 44.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 2021.
That places Denmark 6th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.3% | — |
| 2001 | 42.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 43.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 44.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 42.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 42.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.1% | 42.0% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 41.8% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 41.2% | 41.5% | 5 |
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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 proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Denmark?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Denmark was 41.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 2021.
- How does Denmark rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Denmark ranks 6th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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