GDP growth, year on year in Denmark

Real GDP in Denmark was 5.7% higher than a year earlier in Q2 2026.

Measure: Quarterly GDP growth on a year earlier Unit: % change on the same quarter a year earlier Data: Q1 1996 to Q2 2026 Source: Eurostat
Denmark, Q2 2026 5.7% % change on the same quarter a year earlier
Change from Q1 2026 −0.7percentage points Q1 2026: 6.4%
European Union, Q2 2026 1.4% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026 1.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in Q2 2026 1st of 36 See the full ranking

GDP growth, year on year in Denmark over time

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% change on the same quarter a year earlier. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Quarterly GDP growth on a year earlier (% change on the same quarter a year earlier), Q1 2017 to Q3 2026
Period DenmarkEuropean Union
Q3 2026 – 1.5%
Q2 2026 5.7% 1.4%
Q1 2026 6.4% 0.9%
Q4 2025 3.2% 1.3%
Q3 2025 4.6% 1.4%
Q2 2025 2.9% 1.5%
Q1 2025 3.1% 1.7%
Q4 2024 5.1% 1.8%
Q3 2024 5.2% 1.4%
Q2 2024 4.2% 1.2%
Q1 2024 0.9% 1.1%
Q4 2023 2.1% 0.4%
Q3 2023 -1.2% 0.2%
Q2 2023 0.2% 0.4%
Q1 2023 3.5% 1.1%
Q4 2022 -3.6% 1.9%
Q3 2022 0.9% 3.0%
Q2 2022 1.5% 4.3%
Q1 2022 3.2% 5.6%
Q4 2021 9.5% 5.8%
Q3 2021 6.1% 5.4%
Q2 2021 10.3% 14.7%
Q1 2021 0.3% 0.3%
Q4 2020 -1.0% -3.5%
Q3 2020 -0.7% -3.9%
Q2 2020 -6.1% -13.0%
Q1 2020 0.7% -2.1%
Q4 2019 2.0% 1.5%
Q3 2019 1.8% 2.1%
Q2 2019 2.0% 2.0%
Q1 2019 1.1% 2.2%
Q4 2018 1.5% 1.6%
Q3 2018 2.1% 1.8%
Q2 2018 1.3% 2.3%
Q1 2018 2.6% 2.6%
Q4 2017 2.7% 3.2%
Q3 2017 2.5% 3.2%
Q2 2017 3.6% 3.0%
Q1 2017 3.4% 2.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 6.4% in Q1 2026.
  • Since Q4 2023, when it was 2.1%, the figure has changed by +3.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 36 countries with data for Q2 2026, Denmark has the highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in Q2 2026 was 1.4%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
namq_10_gdp · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=Q unit=CLV_PCH_SM s_adj=SCA na_item=B1GQ
Observation period
Q1 1996 to Q2 2026 for Denmark
Provider update
13 November 2026
Retrieved
13 November 2026
Published here
13 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat