Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total in Denmark
Denmark: Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total was 0.9918 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Denmark, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.9918 for defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Denmark peaked at 0.9924 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9876, in 2014.
That places Denmark 47th out of 57 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.9913 | — |
| 1996 | 0.9913 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9914 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9915 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9913 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9906 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9907 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9904 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9901 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.991 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9906 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9915 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9906 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9904 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9892 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9889 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9892 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9898 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.989 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9876 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9883 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9907 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9916 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9924 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9921 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9918 | -0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.9918 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1, 99% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.9918 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9914 | 0.9913 | 0.9915 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9905 | 0.9892 | 0.9915 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.99 | 0.9876 | 0.9924 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9918 | 0.9918 | 0.9918 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Denmark?
- Defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Denmark was 0.9918 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9924 in 2018.
- What is the lowest defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9876 in 2014.
- How does Denmark rank for defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
- Denmark ranks 47th out of 57 countries with data for 2020.
- Is defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.