Denmark vs Germany: Goods and services expense

Denmark
79.84 billion current LCU
in 2024
Germany
83.37 billion current LCU
in 2024
Denmark rank
65th
Germany rank
63rd

Goods and services expense over time

  • Denmark
  • Germany
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B197219982024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 83.37 billion current LCU against 79.84 billion current LCU in Denmark, a difference of 3.53 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Germany ahead.

Denmark ranks 65th and Germany ranks 63rd of 155 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Germany Difference Ahead
1970s 7.51 billion current LCU 40.32 billion current LCU 32.81 billion current LCU Germany
1980s 18.45 billion current LCU 71.63 billion current LCU 53.19 billion current LCU Germany
1990s 29.01 billion current LCU 27.47 billion current LCU 1.54 billion current LCU Denmark
2000s 42.37 billion current LCU 29.60 billion current LCU 12.78 billion current LCU Denmark
2010s 59.23 billion current LCU 45.60 billion current LCU 13.63 billion current LCU Denmark
2020s 72.25 billion current LCU 76.13 billion current LCU 3.88 billion current LCU Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Denmark or Germany?
Germany, at 83.37 billion current LCU against 79.84 billion current LCU in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Denmark and Germany?
3.53 billion current LCU, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for goods and services expense?
Denmark ranks 65th and Germany ranks 63rd of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,479 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.