Denmark — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Denmark, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Denmark was 2.93% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 9.27% in 1964. The lowest was -4.97% in 2009 (about -1.7× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.21% per year.
Denmark ranks 118 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 56%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Denmark sits above it. It peaked in 1964 and has fallen 68% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 39%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 20 of 57 economies; Lithuania (2.92%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 25737% in 2013. That is 34% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 30th of 107 in 1961 → 103rd of 119 in 1970 → 116th of 152 in 1980 → 110th of 176 in 1990 → 120th of 199 in 2000 → 156th of 209 in 2010 → 61st of 209 in 2020 → 107th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.93% | -0.5 pp |
| 2024 | 3.48% | +2.9 pp |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 0.44% | -6.1 pp |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +8.3 pp |
| 2020 | -1.78% | -3.5 pp |
| 2019 | 1.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 1.86% | -1.2 pp |
| 2017 | 3.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 3.07% | +1.0 pp |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 1.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.39% | +1.4 pp |
| 2012 | -0.01% | -1.3 pp |
| 2011 | 1.31% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 1.58% | +6.6 pp |
| 2009 | -4.97% | -4.6 pp |
| 2008 | -0.42% | -1.4 pp |
| 2007 | 0.99% | -2.8 pp |
| 2006 | 3.82% | +1.5 pp |
| 2005 | 2.36% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 2.78% | +2.3 pp |
| 2003 | 0.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.46% | -0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 0.95% | -2.8 pp |
| 2000 | 3.72% | +0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 2.97% | +0.6 pp |
| 1998 | 2.33% | -0.8 pp |
| 1997 | 3.17% | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 3.04% | -2.3 pp |
| 1994 | 5.29% | +5.4 pp |
| 1993 | -0.08% | -2.1 pp |
| 1992 | 2.02% | +0.6 pp |
| 1991 | 1.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 1.66% | +1.0 pp |
| 1989 | 0.7% | +0.4 pp |
| 1988 | 0.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 0.46% | -4.3 pp |
| 1986 | 4.73% | +0.6 pp |
| 1985 | 4.15% | -0.2 pp |
| 1984 | 4.34% | +1.7 pp |
| 1983 | 2.65% | -1.2 pp |
| 1982 | 3.89% | +4.6 pp |
| 1981 | -0.74% | +0.0 pp |
| 1980 | -0.75% | -4.8 pp |
| 1979 | 4.05% | +1.6 pp |
| 1978 | 2.42% | +0.4 pp |
| 1977 | 1.99% | -4.0 pp |
| 1976 | 5.99% | +7.4 pp |
| 1975 | -1.41% | -0.4 pp |
| 1974 | -0.96% | -5.7 pp |
| 1973 | 4.72% | +0.9 pp |
| 1972 | 3.8% | +0.6 pp |
| 1971 | 3.18% | +1.3 pp |
| 1970 | 1.86% | -4.9 pp |
| 1969 | 6.8% | +0.9 pp |
| 1968 | 5.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 5.89% | +3.1 pp |
| 1966 | 2.74% | -1.8 pp |
| 1965 | 4.56% | -4.7 pp |
| 1964 | 9.27% | +8.6 pp |
| 1963 | 0.64% | -5.0 pp |
| 1962 | 5.67% | -0.7 pp |
| 1961 | 6.38% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Denmark’s GDP growth in 1962?
5.67% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Denmark’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -54.1% in total — about 1.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.93%; 2024: 3.48%; 2023: 0.6%; 2022: 0.44%; 2021: 6.5%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.