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
Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Denmark, 1995–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More public sector data for Denmark
- Arms imports 427.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 71.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 55.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 427.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,666 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0235 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 22.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 9.96 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6,850 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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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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.