Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Denmark
Denmark: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.7749 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Denmark, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.7749 for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Denmark peaked at 0.7749 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6034, in 2006.
That places Denmark 36th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.6601 | — |
| 1996 | 0.6597 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6802 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.675 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6897 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6761 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6341 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6505 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6467 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6473 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6036 | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6034 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6761 | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6289 | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6785 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6524 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6843 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6974 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7026 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7094 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.695 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.674 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6616 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6685 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6615 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7749 | +17.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.7749 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 99% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.7749 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 99% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6729 | 0.6597 | 0.6897 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6445 | 0.6034 | 0.6785 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6807 | 0.6524 | 0.7094 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7749 | 0.7749 | 0.7749 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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Frequently asked questions
- What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Denmark?
- Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Denmark was 0.7749 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7749 in 2020.
- What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6034 in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Denmark ranks 36th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, 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.