Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Denmark
Denmark: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.5883 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Denmark, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Denmark stood at 0.5883.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Denmark peaked at 0.7006 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5724, in 2019.
That places Denmark 21st out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7006 | — |
| 1996 | 0.6836 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6675 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6478 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6421 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6341 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6238 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.615 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6168 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6134 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6064 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5906 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5877 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.575 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5801 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6118 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6079 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6127 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5972 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6159 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6168 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6147 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6139 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6048 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5724 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5883 | +2.8% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.5883 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4018, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.5883 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4609, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6683 | 0.6421 | 0.7006 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6043 | 0.575 | 0.6341 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6068 | 0.5724 | 0.6168 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5883 | 0.5883 | 0.5883 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 18 Luxembourg 0.7005 compare
- 19 Israel 0.6698 compare
- 20 South Africa 0.6152 compare
- 22 Turkey 0.5861 compare
- 23 Serbia 0.5851 compare
- 24 El Salvador 0.5806 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Denmark?
- Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Denmark was 0.5883 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7006 in 1995.
- What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5724 in 2019.
- How does Denmark rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Denmark ranks 21st out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 protection, 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.