Prices & public finance · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Denmark: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 1.9% (2025), 125th of 180 in the world and 43rd of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 1.7% (2025), 158th of 209 in the world and 47th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Exchange rate is 6.62 (2025), 116th of 210 in the world and 18th of 57 in Europe & Central Asia.
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Prices & public finance: Denmark in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 1.9%2025 | 125/180 | 43/49 | 2.9% | 2.3% | 0.4% | +1.4 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 1.7%2025 | 158/209 | 47/56 | 3.0% | 3.2% | 2.8% | +1.3 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 6.622025 | 116/210 | 18/57 | 8.08 | 5.62 | 6.54 | −1.6%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 33.4%2024 | 3/142 | 1/48 | 31.5% | 32.8% | 34.5% | −3.2 ppsince 2014 | 19.7% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 38.3%2024 | 21/142 | 16/48 | 37.9% | 39.1% | 39.2% | −3.6 ppsince 2014 | 34.7% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 33.3%2023 | 44/142 | 31/47 | 36.3% | 41.3% | 38.8% | −7.0 ppsince 2013 | 38.9% | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 144.1%2024 | 7/169 | 2/48 | 132.1% | 192.8% | 163.5% | −29.3 ppsince 2014 | 82.1% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 62.6%2024 | 67/146 | 10/28 | 48.6% | 69.6% | 68.1% | −0.7 ppsince 2014 | — | 138.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 4.92025 | 72/165 | 19/49 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 4.5 | +4.9%since 2015 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 3.25%2025 | 23/156 | 9/47 | 1.46% | 1.40% | 1.37% | +2.1 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+4.9%4.9 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+1.4 pp1.9% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Denmark and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Denmark. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Denmark | Germany | Sweden | Norway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.9%2025 | 2.2%2025 | 0.7%2025 | 3.0%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 1.7%2025 | 3.0%2025 | 1.2%2025 | 1.4%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 6.622025 | 0.882025 | 9.822025 | 10.402025 |
| Tax revenue | 33.4%2024 | 10.9%2024 | 27.2%2024 | 24.5%2024 |
| Government revenue | 38.3%2024 | 29.4%2024 | 33.0%2024 | 51.5%2024 |
| Government expense | 33.3%2023 | 31.2%2022 | 32.5%2022 | 34.5%2023 |
| Private credit | 144.1%2024 | 77.3%2023 | 125.3%2024 | 124.4%2024 |
| Broad money | 62.6%2024 | — | 77.8%2024 | 59.3%2024 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 4.92025 | 3.12025 | 2.22025 | 4.42025 |