Denmark vs Germany

Denmark vs Germany: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 1.8% a year in Denmark and 2.3% a year in Germany, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1.24 times that in Denmark.

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% a year · IMF

Denmark vs Germany: InflationInflation in 2025: 1.8% a year in Denmark and 2.3% a year in Germany, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1.24 times that in Denmark.
DenmarkGermanyIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Germany has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Denmark.
  • In 2025, Denmark ranked 122 and Germany ranked 109 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Denmark at 2% a year and Germany at 2.1% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearDenmarkGermany
20251.82.3
20241.32.5
20233.46
20228.68.7
20211.93.2
20200.30.4
20190.71.4
20180.71.9
20171.11.7
201600.4
20150.20.7
20140.30.8
20130.51.6
20122.32.1
20112.72.5
20102.21.1
20091.10.2
20083.62.8
20071.72.3
20061.91.8
20051.72
20040.91.8
200321.1
20022.41.3
20012.31.9
20002.81.4
199920.6
19981.30.6
199721.5
19962.11.3
199521.7
19941.82.7
19930.94.5
199225
19912.53.5
19902.62.7
19894.82.8
19884.51.3
198740.2
19863.7-0.1
19854.72.1
19846.32.4
19836.83.3
198210.25.3
198111.76.3
198011.35.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearDenmarkGermany
20261.82.7
20272.53.1
202822
202922.1
203022.1
203122.1

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • 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 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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