Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Denmark

Denmark: Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item was 0.9918 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9918
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
47th
of 57 countries
All-time high
0.9924
in 2018
All-time low
0.9876
in 2014
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Denmark, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.9911996: 0.9911997: 0.9911998: 0.9921999: 0.9912000: 0.9912001: 0.9912002: 0.992003: 0.992004: 0.9912005: 0.9912006: 0.9912007: 0.9912008: 0.992009: 0.9892010: 0.9892011: 0.9892012: 0.992013: 0.9892014: 0.9882015: 0.9882016: 0.9912017: 0.9922018: 0.9922019: 0.9922020: 0.992

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 on this item in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Denmark, 1995 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 44 Belarus 0.9958 compare
  2. 45 Israel 0.9943 compare
  3. 46 Georgia 0.9933 compare
  4. 48 Lithuania 0.9893 compare
  5. 49 Kazakhstan 0.9861 compare
  6. 50 China 0.9816 compare

See the full ranking of 57 places →

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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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Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
57 places, 1,182 data points, 1990–2020
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