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Denmark, is a country located at Northern Europe, it has an area of 42,920 Km2 and it may be considered quite a small country.

Denmark, with a population of 5,961,249 people, it is one of the least populous country in the world and has a population density of 139 people per km2.

It's capital is Copenhagen and its currency is Danish krones

Denmark is holding the 36 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2023 was 109,517 millions of euros (118,421 millions of dollars), ( 29.3% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €18,372 euros per inhabitant$19,865 dollars per inhabitant.

The last annual rate of CPI published in Denmark was on June of 2024 and it was 1.8%.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Denmark, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.948 points in 2021, leaving it in 6th place in the table of 191 countries published.

If the reason to visit Denmark are business, you must know it's in the 4th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Denmark, if you want to see information about other countries click here

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Copenhagen: Monthly Rainfall
Denmark Economy
Gouvernement
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2024Q115,884K
Annual GDP [+]2023€376,430M
Annual GDP [+]2023$404,199M
GDP per capita [+]2023€63,290
GDP per capita [+]2023$67,804
Quarterly GDP [+]2024Q1€94,687M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023109,517
Debt ($M) [+]2023118,421
Debt (%GDP) [+]202329.30%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€18,372
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$19,865
Deficit (M.€) [+]202312,445
Deficit ($M) [+]202312,644
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20233.30%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023176,291.3
Expenditure ($M) [+]2023190,602.8
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202120,472.5
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202124,057.3
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202111.89%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202329,472,964,876.7
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202231,529.0
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202217.78%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20225,424.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20225,678.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20222.93%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202346.80%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€29,570
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$31,974
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€3,497
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$4,044
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4,968
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$5,368
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022€918
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022$969
Moody's Rating [+]02/02/2024Aaa
S&P Rating [+]02/27/2001AAA
Fitch Rating [+]03/20/2020AAA
Corruption Index [+]202290
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201910º
Fragile States Index [+]201819.8
RTI Raking [+]2022110º
Innovation Ranking [+]2018
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]May 20245.8%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q16.0%
Unemployed [+]2024Q1196K
Average Wage [+]2023$70,832
Average Wage [+]2023€65,506
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017
Markets
Euro / Danish krones [+]07/26/20247.4626
US Dollar exchange rate [+]07/26/20246.8716
10-Year Bond Yield [+]07/25/20242.41%
Risk Premium [+]07/25/2024-2
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]07/26/202416.34%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]June 20241.8%
HICP [+]June 20241.8%
PPI Year on Year [+]May 2024-4.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/07/20243.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020
IPI Year on Year [+]April 202417.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2022148,345
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202230.52
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021546.03
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202343.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/199225.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201914,573,000
Exports [+]2023€125,978.2M
Exports [+]2023$136,630.6M
Exports % GDP [+]202333.47%
Imports [+]2023€116,570.3M
Imports [+]2023$126,653.0M
Imports % GDP [+]202330.97%
Trade balance [+]2023€9,407.9M
Trade balance [+]2023$9,977.6M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20232.50%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 2023-4.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201511º
Density [+]2023139
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023
Crude divorce rate [+]20212.20‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,344.4
% Immigrant [+]202012.29%
% Emigrant [+]20204.40%
Birth Rate [+]20239.70‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,857.4
Crude death rate [+]20239.80‰
Fertility Rate [+]20221.55
Crude marriage rate [+]20214.70‰
% risk of poverty [+]202311.8%
Population [+]20235,961,249
Immigrant stock [+]2020717,574
Emigrant stock [+]2020257,025
HDI [+]20210.948
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202323º
Life expectancy [+]202381.90
Suicides [+]2021553
Suicide rate [+]20219.46
Number of homicides [+]202258
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20220.99
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20224.99
Annual crude oil production [+]202359
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021441.0
Consumption GWh [+]202233,167
Generation GWh [+]202233,727
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]07/07/20249,693
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]07/07/20243,435,679
Fully vaccinated [+]09/29/20234,712,002
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]07/07/20241,626.00
Doses administered [+]09/29/202314,961,517