Denmark

GDP growth in Denmark

GDP growth in Denmark: -0.7% a year in 1980 and 3.5% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
3.5% a year
Since 1980
+4.2 percentage points
Rank, 2025
72 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
1.5% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

GDP growth in DenmarkGDP growth in Denmark: -0.7% a year in 1980 and 3.5% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.5% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.5% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 6.5% a year in 2021, the lowest -5% a year in 2009.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearDenmark
20253.5
20243.9
20231.1
20220.4
20216.5
2020-1.8
20191.7
20181.9
20173.1
20163.1
20152.1
20141.3
20131.4
2012-0
20111.3
20101.6
2009-5
2008-0.4
20071
20063.8
20052.4
20042.8
20030.4
20020.5
20011
20003.7
19993
19982.3
19973.2
19962.9
19953
19945.3
1993-0.1
19922
19911.5
19901.7
19890.7
19880.3
19870.5
19864.7
19854.2
19844.3
19832.7
19823.9
1981-0.7
1980-0.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearDenmark
20263.7
20272
20281.8
20291.6
20301.5
20311.5

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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