Public health expenditure share gdp in Denmark

Denmark: Public health expenditure share gdp was 7.92 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
7.92
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 59 countries
All-time high
9.05
in 2021
All-time low
0.1
in 1880
Years of data
72
1880–2025

Public health expenditure share gdp in Denmark, 1880–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, public health expenditure share gdp in Denmark stood at 7.92.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public health expenditure share gdp in Denmark peaked at 9.05 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 1880.

Denmark ranks 16th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 72 years of available data.

Public health expenditure share gdp in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Public health expenditure share gdp in Denmark, 1880 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1880 0.1
1890 0.28 +180.0%
1900 0.46 +64.3%
1910 0.44 -4.3%
1920 1.15 +161.4%
1930 0.7 -39.1%
1960 3.78 +439.7%
1961 4.26 +12.7%
1962 4.44 +4.2%
1963 4.64 +4.5%
1964 4.56 -1.7%
1965 4.87 +6.8%
1966 5.32 +9.3%
1967 5.81 +9.2%
1968 6.13 +5.5%
1969 6.35 +3.5%
1970 6.12 -3.6%
1971 6.42 +5.0%
1972 6.53 +1.6%
1973 6.36 -2.5%
1974 7.06 +10.9%
1975 7.3 +3.5%
1976 7.35 +0.7%
1977 7.15 -2.7%
1978 7.28 +1.8%
1979 7.43 +2.1%
1980 7.38 -0.8%
1981 7.53 +2.1%
1982 7.55 +0.3%
1983 7.29 -3.4%
1984 6.83 -6.3%
1985 6.78 -0.8%
1986 6.53 -3.7%
1987 6.77 +3.8%
1988 6.9 +1.9%
1989 6.76 -2.0%
1990 6.62 -2.0%
1991 6.61 -0.2%
1992 6.59 -0.3%
1993 6.82 +3.6%
1994 6.61 -3.2%
1995 6.38 -3.5%
1996 6.42 +0.7%
1997 6.34 -1.3%
1998 6.12 -3.5%
1999 6.94 +13.4%
2000 6.74 -2.9%
2001 7.04 +4.5%
2002 7.29 +3.5%
2003 7.46 +2.4%
2004 7.51 +0.6%
2005 7.59 +1.1%
2006 7.68 +1.1%
2007 7.79 +1.4%
2008 7.96 +2.2%
2009 8.98 +12.8%
2010 8.91 -0.7%
2011 8.71 -2.3%
2012 8.87 +1.9%
2013 8.68 -2.2%
2014 8.69 +0.1%
2015 8.73 +0.4%
2016 8.64 -1.0%
2017 8.49 -1.7%
2018 8.49 +0.0%
2019 8.53 +0.4%
2020 9.02 +5.8%
2021 9.05 +0.4%
2022 8.04 -11.3%
2023 7.96 -0.9%
2024 7.93 -0.3%
2025 7.92 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1880s 0.1 0.1 0.1 1
1890s 0.28 0.28 0.28 1
1900s 0.46 0.46 0.46 1
1910s 0.44 0.44 0.44 1
1920s 1.15 1.15 1.15 1
1930s 0.7 0.7 0.7 1
1960s 5.01 3.78 6.35 10
1970s 6.9 6.12 7.43 10
1980s 7.03 6.53 7.55 10
1990s 6.55 6.12 6.94 10
2000s 7.6 6.74 8.98 10
2010s 8.67 8.49 8.91 10
2020s 8.32 7.92 9.05 6

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 13 Canada 8.08 compare
  2. 14 Switzerland 8.03 compare
  3. 15 Norway 8 compare
  4. 17 New Zealand 7.75 compare
  5. 18 Iceland 7.71 compare
  6. 19 Czechia 7.65 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public health expenditure share gdp in Denmark?
Public health expenditure share gdp in Denmark was 7.92 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 9.05 in 2021.
What is the lowest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 1880.
How does Denmark rank for public health expenditure share gdp?
Denmark ranks 16th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
Is public health expenditure share gdp rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public health expenditure share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public health expenditure share gdp
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
59 places, 2,541 data points, 1880–2025
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