ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Denmark

Europe & Central Asia. High income. Capital: Copenhagen. Population 6,009,169 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
51,087 61,684 72,281 1995 2025 72,723
GDP growth (%)
−4.7 0.8 6.3 1995 2025 2.9
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
0.8 4.2 7.6 1995 2025 1.9
Life expectancy at birth (years)
75.4 78.7 82.1 1995 2024 82.3

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 72,723 2025 +7,344 +10,664 13 of 199
GDP growth% 2.9% 2025 +4.7 pp +0.8 pp 117 of 209
GDP per person growth% 2.4% 2025 +4.4 pp +1.0 pp 106 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 77,190 2025 +14,480 +16,840 11 of 201
Trade% of GDP 129.2% 2025 +24.8 pp +24.1 pp 35 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 3.7% 2025 +3.3 pp +3.1 pp 58 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 1.9% 2025 +1.5 pp +1.4 pp 125 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 5.5% 2025 −0.1 pp −0.7 pp 84 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 6,009,169 2025 +177,765 +325,686 114 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.5% 2025 +0.2 pp −0.2 pp 133 of 217
Urban population% of total 88.8% 2025 +0.6 pp +1.1 pp 37 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 82.3 2024 +0.8 +1.6 33 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 3.5 2024 +0.2 0.0 162 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 9.4% 2024 −0.8 pp −0.9 pp 37 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Government spending on education% of GDP 6.4% 2022 −1.0 pp −0.9 pp 20 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 99.8% 2024 +1.7 pp +3.8 pp 5 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 27 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 29.9 2023 +1.7 +1.4 67 of 85
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 0.4% 2023 +0.2 pp +0.1 pp 59 of 85

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 39.5% 2021 +7.5 pp +15.7 pp 61 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 66,697 +2.1 49,305 42,577 2,868 +1.6% 148% 139%
GDP growth 2.1% +0.4 2.2% 2.1% 2.2 – – –
GDP per person growth 1.5% +0.4 1.7% 1.9% 2.2 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 64,807 +2.0 37,020 26,410 6,212 +2.5% 214% 221%
Trade 114.2% +1.2 100.6% 100.8% 12.2 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 2.4% +0.5 2.1% 1.9% 2.4 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 1.8% 0.0 2.3% 3.7% 2.3 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 5.4% +0.3 5.1% 5.6% 0.6 – – –
Population 5,829,965 +1.9 2,930,494 5,827,802 93,688 +0.6% 205% 216%
Population growth 0.6% −0.2 0.4% 0.3% 0.2 – – –
Urban population 88.2% +2.0 81.3% 69.3% 0.3 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 81.2 +2.9 81.3 79.9 0.4 – – –
Infant mortality 3.4 +1.3 3.6 3.4 0.1 – – –
Health spending 10.2% −2.0 8.0% 7.9% 0.4 – – –
Government spending on education 7.5% −2.6 4.5% 4.6% 0.4 – – –
Internet users 97.4% +2.4 93.5% 91.9% 1.0 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% – 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 – – –
Gini index (inequality) 28.3 +3.2 31.8 31.8 0.5 – – –
Poverty headcount ratio 0.2% +2.9 0.4% 0.4% 0.1 – – –
Renewable energy 31.9% +1.5 11.4% 19.3% 5.0 – – –

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