Denmark vs Germany: Compensation of employees, Transactions
Compensation of employees, Transactions over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 439.85 billion against 384.27 billion in Germany, a difference of 55.58 billion.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 11th and Germany ranks 13th of 35 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 257.38 billion | 194.43 billion | 62.95 billion | Denmark |
| 2010s | 325.14 billion | 242.58 billion | 82.56 billion | Denmark |
| 2020s | 395.25 billion | 334.56 billion | 60.69 billion | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, transactions, Denmark or Germany?
- Denmark, at 439.85 billion against 384.27 billion in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees, transactions between Denmark and Germany?
- 55.58 billion, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for compensation of employees, transactions?
- Denmark ranks 11th and Germany ranks 13th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.