Denmark Economic Statistics and Indicators

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Country: Denmark
National or Regional Currency: Danish Krone, DKK
Year of data: 2016 › Change year
Date of Last Update: 1st August 2011
Area: total: 43,094 sq km land: 42,434 sq km water: 660 sq km note: includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of metropolitan Denmark (the Jutland Peninsula, and the major islands of Sjaelland and Fyn), but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland
Natural Resources: petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand
Capital: name: Copenhagen geographic coordinates: 55 40 N, 12 35 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October note: applies to continental Denmark only, not to its North Atlantic components
Data Source: All Sources (IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook, Internet World Statistics, The Heritage Foundation and Transparency International)
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Economic Indicator Listing
  For Denmark in year 2016 Indicator Value
GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) 1.897 %
GDP (Current Prices, National Currency)DKK 2,215.10 Billion.
GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars)US$ 399.047 Billion
GDP Deflator 142.453 (Index, Base Year as per country's accounts = 100)
GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency)DKK 276,654.91 .
GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency)DKK 394,102.22 .
GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars)US$ 70,996.91
Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP n/a %
GDP (PPP), US DollarsUS$ 248.548 Billion
GDP Per Capita (PPP), US DollarsUS$ 44,220.68
GDP Share of World Total (PPP) 0.238 %
Implied PPP Conversion Rate 8.912
Investment (% of GDP) 16.044 %
Gross National Savings (% of GDP) 20.927 %
Inflation, Average Consumer Prices (Indexed to Year 2000) 137.88 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100)
Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) 2 %
Inflation, End of Year (Indexed to Year 2000) 139.961 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100)
Inflation (End of Year Change %) 2 %
Import Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) 3.842 %
Import Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) 4.2 %
Export Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) 3.721 %
Export Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) 4 %
Value of Oil ImportsUS$ 9.149 Billions
Value of Oil ExportsUS$ 13.629 Billions
Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) 3 %
Employment n/a Million
Population 5.621 Million
General government revenue (National Currency)DKK 1,176.58 Billions.
General government revenue (% of GDP) 53.116 %
General government total expenditure (National Currency)DKK 1,148.99 Billions.
General government total expenditure (% of GDP) 51.871 %
Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (National Currency)DKK 27.592 Billions.
Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (% of GDP) 1.246 %
General Government Structural Balance (National Currency)DKK 10.305 Billion.
General Government Structural Balance (% Potential GDP) 0.465 %
General Government Balance (National Currency)DKK 42.28 Billion.
General Government Balance (% of GDP) 1.909 %
Total Government Net Debt (National Currency)DKK 132.21 Billion.
Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) 5.969 %
Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency)DKK 890 Billion.
Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) 40.179 %
Fiscal Year Gross Domestic Product, Current PricesDKK 2,215.10 Billions.
Current Account Balance (US Dollars)US$ 19.531 Billion
Current Account Balance (% GDP) 4.894 %
Economic Indicators for Denmark 2016

GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Denmark in year 2016 is DKK 1,554.97 Billion. Real GDP is expressed in billions of national currency units; the base year is country-specific.

GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Denmark in year 2016 is 1.897 %. Annual percentages of constant price GDP are year-on-year changes; the base year is country-specific.

GDP (Current Prices, National Currency) for Denmark in year 2016 is DKK 2,215.10 Billion. GDP is expressed in billions of national currency units.

GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Denmark in year 2016 is US$ 399.047 Billion. Values are based upon GDP in national currency and the exchange rate projections provided by country economists for the group of other emerging market and developing countries. Exchanges rates for advanced economies are established in the WEO assumptions.

GDP Deflator for Denmark in year 2016 is 142.453 (Index, Base Year as per country's accounts = 100). The GDP deflator is derived by dividing current price GDP by constant price GDP and is considered to be an alternate measure of inflation. Please note: Data are expressed in the base year of each country's national accounts.

GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Denmark in year 2016 is DKK 276,654.91 . GDP is expressed in constant national currency per person. Data are derived by dividing constant price GDP by total population.

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency) for Denmark in year 2016 is DKK 394,102.22 . GDP is expressed in current national currency per person. Data are derived by dividing current price GDP by total population.

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Denmark in year 2016 is US$ 70,996.91 . GDP is expressed in current U.S. dollars per person. Data are derived by first converting GDP in national currency to U.S. dollars and then dividing it by total population.

Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for Denmark in year 2016 is n/a %. Output gaps for advanced economies are calculated as actual GDP less potential GDP as a percent of potential GDP. Estimates of output gaps are subject to a significant margin of uncertainty.

GDP (PPP), US Dollars for Denmark in year 2016 is US$ 248.548 Billion. Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) valuation of country GDP. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

GDP Per Capita (PPP), US Dollars for Denmark in year 2016 is US$ 44,220.68 . Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) per capita GDP. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

GDP Share of World Total (PPP) for Denmark in year 2016 is 0.238 %. Gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity (PPP) share of world total. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

Implied PPP Conversion Rate for Denmark in year 2016 is 8.912 . These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites.

Investment (% of GDP) for Denmark in year 2016 is 16.044 %. Data are based on individual countries' national accounts statistics. For many countries, the estimates of national saving are built up from national accounts data on gross domestic investment and from balance of payments-based data on net foreign investment.

Gross National Savings (% of GDP) for Denmark in year 2016 is 20.927 %. Data are based on individual countries' national accounts statistics. For many countries, the estimates of national saving are built up from national accounts data on gross domestic investment and from balance of payments-based data on net foreign investment.

Inflation, Average Consumer Prices (Indexed to Year 2000) for Denmark in year 2016 is 137.88 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100). Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data. The index is based on 2000=100.

Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) for Denmark in year 2016 is 2 %. Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data.

Inflation, End of Year (Indexed to Year 2000) for Denmark in year 2016 is 139.961 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100). Data for inflation are end of the period, not annual average data. The index is based on 2000=100.

Inflation (End of Year Change %) for Denmark in year 2016 is 2 %. Data for inflation are end of the period, not annual average data.

Import Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Denmark in year 2016 is 3.842 %.

Import Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Denmark in year 2016 is 4.2 %.

Export Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Denmark in year 2016 is 3.721 %.

Export Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Denmark in year 2016 is 4 %.

Value of Oil Imports for Denmark in year 2016 is US$ 9.149 Billions. Value is equal to the price per unit of quantity of oil imports multiplied by the number of quantity units.

Value of Oil Exports for Denmark in year 2016 is US$ 13.629 Billions. Value is equal to the price per unit of quantity of oil exports multiplied by the number of quantity units.

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Denmark in year 2016 is 3 %.

Employment for Denmark in year 2016 is n/a Million .

Population for Denmark in year 2016 is 5.621 Million .

General government revenue (National Currency) for Denmark in year 2016 is DKK 1,176.58 Billions. Revenue consists of taxes, social contributions, grants receivable, and other revenue. Revenue increases government?s net worth, which is the difference between its assets and liabilities (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.20). Note: Transactions that merely change the composition of the balance sheet do not change the net worth position, for example, proceeds from sales of nonfinancial and financial assets or incurrence of liabilities.

General government revenue (% of GDP) for Denmark in year 2016 is 53.116 %. Revenue consists of taxes, social contributions, grants receivable, and other revenue. Revenue increases government?s net worth, which is the difference between its assets and liabilities (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.20). Note: Transactions that merely change the composition of the balance sheet do not change the net worth position, for example, proceeds from sales of nonfinancial and financial assets or incurrence of liabilities.

General government total expenditure (National Currency) for Denmark in year 2016 is DKK 1,148.99 Billions. Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account.

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Denmark in year 2016 is 51.871 %. Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (National Currency) for Denmark in year 2016 is DKK 27.592 Billions. Net lending (+)/ borrowing (?) is calculated as revenue minus total expenditure. This is a core GFS balance that measures the extent to which general government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy and nonresidents (net lending), or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors and nonresidents (net borrowing). This balance may be viewed as an indicator of the financial impact of general government activity on the rest of the economy and nonresidents (GFSM 2001, paragraph 4.17). Note: Net lending (+)/borrowing (?) is also equal to net acquisition of financial assets minus net incurrence of liabilities.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (% of GDP) for Denmark in year 2016 is 1.246 %.

General Government Structural Balance (National Currency) for Denmark in year 2016 is DKK 10.305 Billion. Data are on a national income accounts basis. The structural budget position is defined as the actual budget deficit (or surplus) less the effects of cyclical deviations of output from potential output. Because of the margin of uncertainty that attaches to estimates of cyclical gaps and to tax and expenditure elasticities with respect to national income, indicators of structural budget positions should be interpreted as broad orders of magnitude.

General Government Structural Balance (% Potential GDP) for Denmark in year 2016 is 0.465 %. Data are on a national income accounts basis. The structural budget position is defined as the actual budget deficit (or surplus) less the effects of cyclical deviations of output from potential output. Because of the margin of uncertainty that attaches to estimates of cyclical gaps and to tax and expenditure elasticities with respect to national income, indicators of structural budget positions should be interpreted as broad orders of magnitude.

General Government Balance (National Currency) for Denmark in year 2016 is DKK 42.28 Billion. Primary net lending/borrowing is net lending (+)/borrowing (?) plus net interest payable/paid (interest expense minus interest revenue).

General Government Balance (% of GDP) for Denmark in year 2016 is 1.909 %. Primary net lending/borrowing is net lending (+)/borrowing (?) plus net interest payable/paid (interest expense minus interest revenue).

Total Government Net Debt (National Currency) for Denmark in year 2016 is DKK 132.21 Billion. Net debt is calculated as gross debt minus financial assets corresponding to debt instruments. These financial assets are: monetary gold and SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pension, and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts receivable.receivable.

Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) for Denmark in year 2016 is 5.969 %. Net debt is calculated as gross debt minus financial assets corresponding to debt instruments. These financial assets are: monetary gold and SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pension, and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts receivable.

Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Denmark in year 2016 is DKK 890 Billion. Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110).

Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Denmark in year 2016 is 40.179 %. Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110).

Fiscal Year Gross Domestic Product, Current Prices for Denmark in year 2016 is DKK 2,215.10 Billions. Gross domestic product corresponding to fiscal year is the country's GDP based on the same period during the year as their fiscal data. In the case of countries whose fiscal data are based on a fiscal calendar (e.g., July to June), this series would be the country's GDP over that same period. For countries whose fiscal data are based on a calendar year (i.e., January to December), this series will be the same as their GDP in current prices.

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Denmark in year 2016 is US$ 19.531 Billion. Current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The focus of the BOP is on transactions (between an economy and the rest of the world) in goods, services, and income.

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Denmark in year 2016 is 4.894 %. Current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The focus of the BOP is on transactions (between an economy and the rest of the world) in goods, services, and income.

* Source: IMF
Aggregate Indicators for Denmark
Indicators
  Geography (Location, geographic coordinates, map references, area, terrain, elevation extremes, borders, coastline and maritime claims) for Denmark
  Climate and Environment (climate, environmental issues, environmental agreements, natural hazards) for Denmark
  Natural Resources, Agricultural Products, Land Use and Water Use for Denmark
  Telephone Statistics: Number of Fixed Lines, Mobile Phone Penetration Rate for Denmark
  Age Structure, Median Age, Gender and Urbanization for Denmark
  Population Growth Rate, Birth Rate, Death Rate, Net Migration Rate for Denmark
  Life Expectancy Rate, Infant Mortality Rate and Total Fertility Rate for Denmark
  HIV, AIDS and Other Major Infectious Disease Rates for Denmark
  Nationality, Ethnic Groups, Languages and Religions for Denmark
  Literacy Rate, Educational Expenditure and School Life Expectancy for Denmark
  Gross Domestic Product (PPP, Official Exchange Rate, Real Growth Rate and Per Capita) for Denmark
  Labor Force by Occupation for Denmark
  Poverty Line, Gini Index, Household Income and Consumption for Denmark
  National Budget and Public Debt for Denmark
  Bank Rates (Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate, Central Bank Discount Rate) for Denmark
  Stock of Money, Stock of Quasi Money, Stock of Domestic Credit for Denmark
  Stock Market Capitalization: Market Value of Publicly Traded Shares for Denmark
  Industries and Industrial Growth Production Rate for Denmark
  Electricity Production, Electricity Consumption, Electricity Exports and Electricity Imports for Denmark
  Oil Production, Proven Oil Reserves, Oil Consumption, Oil Exports and Oil Imports for Denmark
  Natural Gas Production, Proven Natural Gas Reserves, Natural Gas Consumption, Natural Gas Exports and Natural Gas Imports for Denmark
  Trade Statistics, Export Statistics, Export Partners and Products, Import Statistics, Import Partners and Products for Denmark
  Foreign Exchange Reserves and Gold Reserves for Denmark
  FDI Statistics (Foreign Direct Investment at Home/ Inbound FDI, Foreign Direct Investment Abroad/ Outbound FDI) for Denmark
  Exchange Rate Statistics for Denmark
  Television and Radio Statistics (TV Stats, Radio Stats) for Denmark
  Internet Statistics (Internet Users, Internet Hosts, Country TLD) for Denmark
  Airport Statistics (Paved Runway Airports, Unpaved Runway Airports, Heliports) for Denmark
  Transport Statistics (Railways, Roadways, Waterways, Ports and Terminals, Airports, Merchant Marine) for Denmark
  Military Statistics (Military Expenditure, Military Branches, Service Age and Obligation, Manpower Available and Fit for Military Service) for Denmark
  Disputes, Refugees, Human Trafficking and Illicit Drug Production for Denmark
* Source: CIA
Internet Indicators for Denmark
Indicators
  Number of Internet Users for Denmark
  Internet Penetration Rate for Denmark
  Number of Facebook Accounts for Denmark
  Facebook Penetration Rate for Denmark
* Source: IWS
Economic Freedom Indicators for Denmark
Indicators
  Economic Freedom World Rank for Denmark
  Economic Freedom Regional Ranking for Denmark
  Business Freedom for Denmark
  Trade Freedom for Denmark
  Fiscal Freedom for Denmark
  Government Spending for Denmark
  Monetary Freedom for Denmark
  Investment Freedom for Denmark
  Financial Freedom for Denmark
  Property Rights for Denmark
  Freedom from Corruption for Denmark
  Labor Freedom for Denmark
  Tariff Rate for Denmark
  Income Tax Rate for Denmark
  Corporate Tax Rate for Denmark
  Tax Burden % of GDP for Denmark
  Government Expenditure % of GDP for Denmark
* Source: HFO
Denmark Economic Indicators in other Years
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