Final consumption expenditure in Denmark
Denmark: Final consumption expenditure was 66.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure in Denmark, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, final consumption expenditure in Denmark stood at 66.9%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Denmark peaked at 81.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 65.7%, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 155th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.1% | 75.0% | 76.9% | 4 |
| 1970s | 77.2% | 73.7% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.9% | 74.9% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.3% | 73.2% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.4% | 71.0% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 71.6% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 65.7% | 71.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Denmark
- DEC alternative conversion factor 6.62 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -37.70 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -5.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 346.97 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 52.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 82.81 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 12.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 523,385 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 77,190 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 3.15 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Denmark?
- Final consumption expenditure in Denmark was 66.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7% in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Denmark ranks 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.