Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in Denmark
Denmark: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of was 418,406 National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in Denmark, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
In 2024, annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Denmark stood at 418,406 National currency. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Denmark peaked at 418,406 National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, 166,571 National currency, in 1995.
That places Denmark 12th out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in Denmark, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 166,571 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 174,517 National currency | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 180,769 National currency | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 190,214 National currency | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 199,667 National currency | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 205,935 National currency | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 216,026 National currency | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 226,161 National currency | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 234,043 National currency | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 242,274 National currency | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 248,254 National currency | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 258,887 National currency | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 266,813 National currency | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 281,014 National currency | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 301,586 National currency | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 313,227 National currency | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 310,242 National currency | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 314,683 National currency | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 316,870 National currency | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 321,673 National currency | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 325,579 National currency | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 327,342 National currency | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 332,679 National currency | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 340,519 National currency | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 348,599 National currency | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 356,477 National currency | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 373,688 National currency | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 385,992 National currency | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 397,062 National currency | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 418,406 National currency | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 182,348 National currency | 166,571 National currency | 199,667 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 248,099 National currency | 205,935 National currency | 301,586 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 325,141 National currency | 310,242 National currency | 348,599 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 386,325 National currency | 356,477 National currency | 418,406 National currency | 5 |
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More public sector data for Denmark
- Arms imports 427.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 71.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 55.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 427.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,666 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0235 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 22.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 9.96 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6,850 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Denmark?
- Annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Denmark was 418,406 National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 418,406 National currency in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 166,571 National currency in 1995.
- How does Denmark rank for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of?
- Denmark ranks 12th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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