Industry (including construction), value added in Denmark
Denmark: Industry (including construction), value added was 24.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Denmark, 1966–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Denmark is 24.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Denmark peaked at 28.5% in 1966 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2010.
That places Denmark 91st out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.8% | 26.9% | 28.5% | 4 |
| 1970s | 24.5% | 22.0% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.5% | 22.0% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 21.6% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 19.8% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 19.4% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 19.4% | 24.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 88 Switzerland 25.0% compare
- 90 Panama 24.9% compare
- 92 Cameroon 24.8% compare
- 93 Liberia 24.5% compare
- 94 El Salvador 24.5% compare
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 industry (including construction), value added in Denmark?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Denmark was 24.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 1966.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2010.
- How does Denmark rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Denmark ranks 91st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.