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Denmark Average Government Spending 1972-2025

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36.34% 53 data points

Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

Denmark's average government spending from 1972 to 2025 was 36.34%, based on 53 data points.

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Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	30.99%	−2.35%	52nd
2023	33.34%	+1.17%	56th
2022	32.16%	−4.25%	67th
2021	36.42%	−2.34%	93rd
2020	38.76%	+3.46%	103rd
2019	35.29%	−0.88%	112th
2018	36.18%	−0.10%	115th
2017	36.28%	−1.09%	119th
2016	37.38%	−2.09%	121st
2015	39.47%	−0.39%	128th
2014	39.85%	−0.45%	120th
2013	40.31%	−2.27%	115th
2012	42.57%	+1.22%	120th
2011	41.36%	+0.03%	111th
2010	41.32%	+0.59%	111th
2009	40.73%	+5.16%	101st
2008	35.57%	+0.60%	91st
2007	34.97%	+2.42%	90th
2006	32.55%	−1.26%	82nd
2005	33.81%	−2.02%	84th
2004	35.83%	+0.06%	89th
2003	35.77%	−0.33%	82nd
2002	36.10%	+0.31%	78th
2001	35.78%	−0.54%	75th
2000	36.33%	−1.49%	71st
1999	37.82%	−0.86%	75th
1998	38.68%	−0.40%	73rd
1997	39.08%	−1.71%	68th
1996	40.80%	−1.04%	66th
1995	41.84%	+1.09%	65th
1994	40.75%	+0.43%	69th
1993	40.31%	+2.75%	64th
1992	37.56%	+0.96%	59th
1991	36.60%	−0.41%	62nd
1990	37.01%	+0.14%	60th
1989	36.87%	+0.35%	41st
1988	36.52%	+1.45%	37th
1987	35.06%	−0.20%	34th
1986	35.27%	−2.33%	34th
1985	37.60%	−1.72%	37th
1984	39.32%	−0.55%	40th
1983	39.87%	+0.50%	40th
1982	39.37%	+1.06%	39th
1981	38.31%	+2.17%	37th
1980	36.14%	+3.28%	38th
1979	32.86%	+1.47%	32nd
1978	31.39%	+0.89%	32nd
1977	30.50%	+0.47%	31st
1976	30.02%	−1.04%	34th
1975	31.07%	+0.87%	33rd
1974	30.20%	+3.38%	34th
1973	26.82%	−2.26%	32nd
1972	29.08%	–	30th

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