Denmark - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Denmark was 24.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 27.94 in 2009, while its lowest value was 17.92 in 1966.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1966 17.92
1967 18.64
1968 19.48
1969 19.77
1970 20.96
1971 22.37
1972 22.43
1973 21.96
1974 23.65
1975 24.60
1976 24.09
1977 23.80
1978 24.46
1979 24.91
1980 26.27
1981 27.27
1982 27.69
1983 26.98
1984 25.13
1985 24.59
1986 23.53
1987 24.30
1988 24.70
1989 24.36
1990 23.91
1991 24.25
1992 24.16
1993 25.30
1994 24.40
1995 24.05
1996 24.11
1997 23.64
1998 24.13
1999 24.37
2000 23.87
2001 24.32
2002 24.87
2003 25.04
2004 24.93
2005 24.50
2006 24.20
2007 24.34
2008 25.10
2009 27.94
2010 27.37
2011 26.56
2012 26.47
2013 26.01
2014 25.79
2015 25.47
2016 24.87
2017 24.41
2018 24.28
2019 24.06
2020 24.66

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts