Australia vs Denmark: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross capital
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross capital over time
- Australia
- Denmark
How they compare
Australia currently reports 105,307 National currency against 91,294 National currency in Denmark, a difference of 14,013 National currency.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Denmark ahead.
Australia ranks 13th and Denmark ranks 16th of 28 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,929 National currency | 31,202 National currency | 16,273 National currency | Denmark |
| 2000s | 27,456 National currency | 41,721 National currency | 14,265 National currency | Denmark |
| 2010s | 55,630 National currency | 68,962 National currency | 13,332 National currency | Denmark |
| 2020s | 94,760 National currency | 83,383 National currency | 11,377 National currency | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross capital, Australia or Denmark?
- Australia, at 105,307 National currency against 91,294 National currency in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross capital between Australia and Denmark?
- 14,013 National currency, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross capital?
- Australia ranks 13th and Denmark ranks 16th of 28 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross capital formation and acquisitions less disposals of non-produced assets. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org