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Denmark: economy

Denmark's economy figures from Eurostat, set against the other EU states. Every figure links to the table it was read from; where Eurostat publishes nothing for Denmark, the page says so.

GDP per head: Denmark is the 4th highest of the 27 EU member states (2025).

index, EU = 100: 129 for Denmark, against 100 for the EU as a whole.

Denmark against the EU

Each measure with the states ranked next to it. The latest year with a published figure is used.

GDP per head

index, EU = 100

Denmark: 129 in 2025, against 100 for the EU as a whole — the 4th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

GDP per head: Denmark and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
2Ireland224
3Netherlands132
4Denmark129
5Austria118
6Germany117
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)100
  • Published from 1995 to 2025. Highest: 134 in 2022. Lowest: 124 in 2019.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 130*.
  • Above the EU figure in 31* of 31* years with a figure for both (1995–2025).

GDP per head, adjusted for prices

purchasing power standard

Denmark: 53,941 in 2025, against 41,699 for the EU as a whole — the 4th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

GDP per head, adjusted for prices: Denmark and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
2Ireland93,360
3Netherlands55,152
4Denmark53,941
5Austria49,029
6Germany48,622
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)41,699
  • Published from 1995 to 2025. Highest: 53,941 in 2025. Lowest: 19,001 in 1995.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 49,334*.
  • Above the EU figure in 31* of 31* years with a figure for both (1995–2025).

Economic growth

real GDP, change on the year

Denmark: 3.5% in 2025, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole — the 5th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Economic growth: Denmark and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
3Cyprus3.8%
4Poland3.6%
5Denmark3.5%
6Croatia3.4%
7Bulgaria3.1%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)1.4%

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 6.5% in 2021. Lowest: -5.0% in 2009.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 3.1%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 14* of 30* years with a figure for both (1996–2025).

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The counts on this page are published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and are reproduced unchanged. Humanity Observatory has additionally derived the following from them:

  • A country's rank among the 27 EU states for a measure, computed by sorting the published per-country figures.
  • The highest and lowest point of the country's own published annual series.
  • The average of the country's latest published annual figures (up to five years).
  • The number of years in which the country's figure was above the EU figure for the same year.

Source: Eurostat. Reuse terms.

* Calculated by Humanity Observatory from published figures.

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