Denmark vs Switzerland: General government final consumption expenditure

Denmark
107.39 billion current US$
in 2025
Switzerland
125.67 billion current US$
in 2025
Denmark rank
27th
Switzerland rank
24th

General government final consumption expenditure over time

  • Denmark
  • Switzerland
025.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B125.0B196619952025

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 125.67 billion current US$ against 107.39 billion current US$ in Denmark, a difference of 18.28 billion current US$.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 24th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
229 places, 11,047 data points, 1960–2025
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.