Government spending on social protection in Denmark
Government spending on social protection in Denmark was equal to 19.6% of GDP in 2024.
Denmark, 2024
19.6%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2024
19.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
17.1%
Position in 2024
8th of 30
Government spending on social protection in Denmark over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.6% | 19.5% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | 19.3% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | 20.2% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | 21.7% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | 19.2% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | 19.1% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | 19.3% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | 19.6% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | 19.6% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | 19.8% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | 20.0% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | 19.7% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | 19.3% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | 19.7% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | – |
| 2008 | 21.1% | – |
| 2007 | 21.1% | – |
| 2006 | 21.5% | – |
| 2005 | 22.5% | – |
| 2004 | 23.4% | – |
| 2003 | 23.7% | – |
| 2002 | 23.0% | – |
| 2001 | 22.6% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 19.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 23.7%, the figure has changed by −4.1 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 19.5%.