Denmark (2025)
7.9
% of GDP
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
percentage points
Trend
neutral
Series length
16
years of data

Data

Denmark Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 7.9 unchanged
2024 7.9 -0.1pp
2023 8 unchanged
2022 8 -1.1pp
2021 9.1 +0.1pp
2020 9 +0.5pp
2019 8.5 unchanged
2018 8.5 unchanged
2017 8.5 -0.2pp
2016 8.7 unchanged
2015 8.7 unchanged
2014 8.7 unchanged
2013 8.7 -0.2pp
2012 8.9 +0.2pp
2011 8.7 -0.2pp
2010 8.9 n/a

About this Dataset

Denmark recorded 7.9 % of GDP in 2025. That is unchanged on the previous period. Across 2010–2025 the series ranges from 7.9 % of GDP in 2025 to 9.1 % of GDP in 2021.

This page tracks government and compulsory prepaid health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Denmark.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks government and compulsory prepaid health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Denmark. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2010–2025 (16 observations).

The series is at its lowest recorded level, 7.9 % of GDP in 2025, down from a peak of 9.1 % of GDP in 2021. That is unchanged on the previous period.