Denmark — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Denmark, 2000–2024.
Health spending for Denmark was 9.39% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 10.69% in 2020. The lowest was 8.11% in 2000 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.61% per year.
Denmark ranks 36 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 19%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Denmark sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 12% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 9%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 14 of 51 economies; Armenia (9.32%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 12% in 2009. That is 7% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 114 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 23rd of 184 in 2000 → 13th of 188 in 2010 → 29th of 189 in 2020 → 12th of 22 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.39% | -0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 9.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 9.47% | -1.2 pp |
| 2021 | 10.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 10.69% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 10.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 10.14% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 10.11% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 10.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 10.38% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 10.31% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 10.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 10.63% | +1.2 pp |
| 2008 | 9.47% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 9.15% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 9.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 8.99% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 8.89% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 8.44% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 8.11% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Denmark’s Health spending in 2001?
8.44% (2001). 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 % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Denmark’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +15.8% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. 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: 2024: 9.39%; 2023: 9.56%; 2022: 9.47%; 2021: 10.66%; 2020: 10.69%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). 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.