Denmark vs Germany: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Denmark
- Germany
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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.