Denmark vs Germany

Denmark vs Germany: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 3.5% a year in Denmark and 0.2% a year in Germany, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Denmark, by 3.2 percentage points, or 15 times that in Germany.

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% a year · IMF

Denmark vs Germany: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 3.5% a year in Denmark and 0.2% a year in Germany, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Denmark, by 3.2 percentage points, or 15 times that in Germany.
DenmarkGermanyIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Denmark has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Germany.
  • In 2025, Denmark ranked 72 and Germany ranked 135 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Denmark at 1.5% a year and Germany at 0.6% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearDenmarkGermany
20253.50.2
20243.90
20231.1-1
20220.41.9
20216.54
2020-1.8-4
20191.71.1
20181.91.2
20173.12.9
20163.12.3
20152.11.8
20141.32.2
20131.40.5
2012-00.5
20111.33.8
20101.64.1
2009-5-5.5
2008-0.40.9
200712.9
20063.83.9
20052.40.9
20042.81.2
20030.4-0.5
20020.5-0.2
200111.6
20003.72.9
199932.1
19982.32.1
19973.21.9
19962.91
199531.5
19945.32.6
1993-0.1-1
199222
19911.55
19901.75.7
19890.73.9
19880.33.7
19870.51.5
19864.72.4
19854.22.2
19844.32.8
19832.71.6
19823.9-0.8
1981-0.70.1
1980-0.71.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearDenmarkGermany
20263.71.3
202721.1
20281.81.1
20291.60.9
20301.50.7
20311.50.6

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Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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