Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Denmark

Denmark: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure was 0.8215 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8215
Change on year
up 26.3%
World rank
39th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.8376
in 1998
All-time low
0.5329
in 2010
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Denmark, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.7761996: 0.8141997: 0.8181998: 0.8381999: 0.8122000: 0.7892001: 0.7692002: 0.7592003: 0.7262004: 0.6862005: 0.6562006: 0.6262007: 0.6342008: 0.5522009: 0.582010: 0.5332011: 0.562012: 0.5562013: 0.5552014: 0.5732015: 0.6162016: 0.6152017: 0.642018: 0.6432019: 0.652020: 0.822

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.8215 for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in 2020.

That represents a change of up 26.3% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Denmark peaked at 0.8376 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5329, in 2010.

That places Denmark 39th out of 75 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.

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Subsidies, payable, 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 0.776
1996 0.8138 +4.9%
1997 0.8179 +0.5%
1998 0.8376 +2.4%
1999 0.8123 -3.0%
2000 0.7886 -2.9%
2001 0.7688 -2.5%
2002 0.7592 -1.3%
2003 0.7262 -4.3%
2004 0.6862 -5.5%
2005 0.6559 -4.4%
2006 0.6263 -4.5%
2007 0.6336 +1.2%
2008 0.5517 -12.9%
2009 0.5804 +5.2%
2010 0.5329 -8.2%
2011 0.5596 +5.0%
2012 0.5562 -0.6%
2013 0.5555 -0.1%
2014 0.5726 +3.1%
2015 0.6155 +7.5%
2016 0.6153 -0.0%
2017 0.6396 +3.9%
2018 0.6428 +0.5%
2019 0.6504 +1.2%
2020 0.8215 +26.3%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 0.8215 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 0.8215 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7742, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8115 0.776 0.8376 5
2000s 0.6777 0.5517 0.7886 10
2010s 0.594 0.5329 0.6504 10
2020s 0.8215 0.8215 0.8215 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.833 compare
  2. 37 Australia 0.8313 compare
  3. 38 Brazil 0.8255 compare
  4. 40 Hungary 0.8114 compare
  5. 41 Colombia 0.7867 compare
  6. 42 Slovakia 0.78 compare

See the full ranking of 75 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Denmark?
Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Denmark was 0.8215 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.8376 in 1998.
What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5329 in 2010.
How does Denmark rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
Denmark ranks 39th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. 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 Subsidies, payable, 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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Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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