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 in 2025 to 9.1 in 2021.

This page tracks government and compulsory prepaid health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Denmark from 2005 to present.

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 from 2005 to present. 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 peaked at 9.1 % of GDP in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 7.9 in 2025. The latest reading of 7.9 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period.