Investment share of GDP in Denmark

Investment in Denmark was equal to 22.1% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2019.

Denmark, 2025 22.1% % of GDP
Change from 2024 −1.1percentage points 2024: 23.2%
European Union, 2025 22.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 22.0% Middle value of 27 countries

Investment share of GDP in Denmark over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Investment (gross capital formation) as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period DenmarkEuropean Union
2025 22.1% 22.0%
2024 23.2% 21.6%
2023 23.6% 22.5%
2022 24.8% 24.2%
2021 24.0% 23.1%
2020 22.8% 22.1%
2019 21.9% 22.5%
2018 22.5% 21.9%
2017 22.0% 21.3%
2016 21.7% 20.7%
2015 20.5% 20.5%
2014 20.1% 20.1%
2013 19.4% 19.7%
2012 19.2% 20.1%
2011 19.0% 21.5%
2010 17.8% 20.9%
2009 19.0% 20.4%
2008 24.0% 23.8%
2007 25.2% 24.2%
2006 24.3% 23.3%
2005 22.2% 22.3%
2004 21.6% 22.0%
2003 20.9% 21.7%
2002 21.3% 21.8%
2001 21.7% 22.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 23.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 20.5%, the figure has changed by +1.6 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 22.0%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1966 to 2025 for Denmark
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices