Social contributions, Transactions in Denmark

Denmark: Social contributions, Transactions was 20.25 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
20.25 billion
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
26th
of 35 countries
All-time high
31.31 billion
in 2000
All-time low
19.69 billion
in 2018
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Social contributions, Transactions in Denmark, 1999–2025

010.0B20.0B30.0B1999201220251999: 27.8B2000: 31.3B2001: 31.1B2002: 24.2B2003: 24.2B2004: 24.3B2005: 24.2B2006: 24.2B2007: 24.8B2008: 24.4B2009: 23.8B2010: 24.8B2011: 25.2B2012: 23.5B2013: 21.3B2014: 20.8B2015: 20.7B2016: 20.2B2017: 20.0B2018: 19.7B2019: 19.7B2020: 20.1B2021: 20.8B2022: 20.1B2023: 19.9B2024: 20.1B2025: 20.3B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for social contributions, transactions in Denmark is 20.25 billion, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, social contributions, transactions in Denmark peaked at 31.31 billion in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.69 billion, in 2018.

That places Denmark 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.85 billion 27.85 billion 27.85 billion 1
2000s 25.65 billion 23.81 billion 31.31 billion 10
2010s 21.60 billion 19.69 billion 25.23 billion 10
2020s 20.21 billion 19.90 billion 20.77 billion 6

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 23 Greece 31.51 billion compare
  2. 24 Ireland 24.61 billion compare
  3. 25 Slovak Republic 22.41 billion compare
  4. 27 Slovenia 12.60 billion compare
  5. 28 Luxembourg 11.30 billion compare
  6. 29 Bulgaria 10.64 billion compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is social contributions, transactions in Denmark?
Social contributions, transactions in Denmark was 20.25 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest social contributions, transactions recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 31.31 billion in 2000.
What is the lowest social contributions, transactions recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 19.69 billion in 2018.
How does Denmark rank for social contributions, transactions?
Denmark ranks 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is social contributions, transactions rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social contributions, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Social contributions, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.