Economic Growth in Denmark
Denmark's economy recorded an average growth rate of 2.0% in the decade to 2024, compared to the 1.7% average for Nordic Economies. In 2024, real GDP growth was 3.5%. For more GDP information, visit our dedicated page.
Denmark GDP Chart
Note: This chart displays Economic Growth (GDP, annual variation in %) for Denmark from 2014 to 2025.
Source: Macrobond.
Denmark GDP Data
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Growth (Real GDP, ann. var. %) | 6.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| GDP (USD bn) | 406 | 400 | 405 | 424 | 463 |
| GDP (EUR bn) | 343 | 381 | 374 | 392 | 405 |
| GDP (DKK bn) | 2,553 | 2,831 | 2,788 | 2,927 | 3,063 |
| Economic Growth (Nominal GDP, ann. var. %) | 9.7 | 10.9 | -1.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 |
Revised figures confirm GDP growth decelerated in Q4 2025
Revision confirms the weakest GDP growth in three quarters: According to recently revised figures, Denmark's GDP expanded 0.2% in seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms in Q4, following the previous quarter’s nearly four-year high of 2.3% growth. Q4’s print, which matched the preliminary reading, was the weakest in three quarters. In annual terms, GDP expanded 3.1% in Q4, following a 4.0% expansion in the prior quarter. Finally, over 2025 as a whole, economic growth clocked in at 2.9% (2024: +3.5%) and exceeded the prior decade average.
Drivers: The revised print shows that relative to the prior period's data, figures in Q4 worsened for private consumption (+0.5% in seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms vs +1.0% in Q3), fixed investment (-1.9% vs +1.6% in Q3), exports of goods and services (-0.7% vs +3.7% in Q3) and imports of goods and services (-0.6% vs +0.0% in Q3). That said, the reading for government spending improved (+5.0% vs +1.4% in Q3).
Sequential GDP growth to ease in Q1: Our panelists expect GDP to contract sequentially in Q1. Looking at 2026 as a whole, GDP growth is set to hit a three-year low—but should still remain among the fastest in the Nordics region; low interest rates and unemployment plus greater fiscal stimulus will boost domestic demand. The main two-sided risk to the outlook is volatility in the pharmaceutical sector’s performance.
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