Denmark vs United States: Government procurement spending as share of total government spending

Denmark

26.9%

in 2024

United States

25.4%

in 2024

Denmark rank

31st

United States rank

34th

Government procurement spending as share of total government spending over time

Denmark currently reports 26.9% against 25.4% in United States, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was United States ahead.

Denmark ranks 31st and United States ranks 34th of 42 countries.

Indicator: Government procurement spending as share of total government spending
Unit: % of government expenditure
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 741 data points, 2007–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This data is divided by total government expenditure, expressed as a percentage.