History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Denmark
Denmark: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 46,312 2011 US$ in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
46,312 2011 US$
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
13th
of 145 countries
All-time high
46,312 2011 US$
in 2018
All-time low
2,031 2011 US$
in 1820
Years of data
199
1820–2018
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Denmark, 1820–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 46,312 2011 US$ for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in 2018. That is the highest value across all 199 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Denmark peaked at 46,312 2011 US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,031 2011 US$, in 1820.
That places Denmark 13th out of 145 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Denmark, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 2,031 2011 US$ | — |
| 1821 | 2,104 2011 US$ | +3.6% |
| 1822 | 2,115 2011 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1823 | 2,085 2011 US$ | -1.4% |
| 1824 | 2,117 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1825 | 2,107 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 1826 | 2,110 2011 US$ | +0.1% |
| 1827 | 2,150 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1828 | 2,163 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
| 1829 | 2,110 2011 US$ | -2.5% |
| 1830 | 2,120 2011 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1831 | 2,101 2011 US$ | -0.9% |
| 1832 | 2,158 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1833 | 2,130 2011 US$ | -1.3% |
| 1834 | 2,227 2011 US$ | +4.6% |
| 1835 | 2,195 2011 US$ | -1.4% |
| 1836 | 2,179 2011 US$ | -0.7% |
| 1837 | 2,219 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1838 | 2,216 2011 US$ | -0.1% |
| 1839 | 2,224 2011 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1840 | 2,276 2011 US$ | +2.3% |
| 1841 | 2,254 2011 US$ | -1.0% |
| 1842 | 2,243 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 1843 | 2,353 2011 US$ | +4.9% |
| 1844 | 2,434 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1845 | 2,472 2011 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1846 | 2,501 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1847 | 2,466 2011 US$ | -1.4% |
| 1848 | 2,570 2011 US$ | +4.2% |
| 1849 | 2,695 2011 US$ | +4.9% |
| 1850 | 2,817 2011 US$ | +4.5% |
| 1851 | 2,649 2011 US$ | -6.0% |
| 1852 | 2,713 2011 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1853 | 2,697 2011 US$ | -0.6% |
| 1854 | 2,679 2011 US$ | -0.7% |
| 1855 | 2,938 2011 US$ | +9.7% |
| 1856 | 2,735 2011 US$ | -6.9% |
| 1857 | 2,745 2011 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 2,691 2011 US$ | -2.0% |
| 1859 | 2,834 2011 US$ | +5.3% |
| 1860 | 2,775 2011 US$ | -2.1% |
| 1861 | 2,785 2011 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1862 | 2,836 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1863 | 2,979 2011 US$ | +5.0% |
| 1864 | 2,922 2011 US$ | -1.9% |
| 1865 | 2,989 2011 US$ | +2.3% |
| 1866 | 2,963 2011 US$ | -0.9% |
| 1867 | 2,933 2011 US$ | -1.0% |
| 1868 | 2,954 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1869 | 3,092 2011 US$ | +4.7% |
| 1870 | 3,193 2011 US$ | +3.3% |
| 1871 | 3,177 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 3,327 2011 US$ | +4.7% |
| 1873 | 3,279 2011 US$ | -1.4% |
| 1874 | 3,341 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1875 | 3,366 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1876 | 3,395 2011 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 3,261 2011 US$ | -3.9% |
| 1878 | 3,351 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1879 | 3,425 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1880 | 3,476 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1881 | 3,480 2011 US$ | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 3,571 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1883 | 3,665 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1884 | 3,642 2011 US$ | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 3,625 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 3,724 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1887 | 3,818 2011 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1888 | 3,808 2011 US$ | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 3,826 2011 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 4,022 2011 US$ | +5.1% |
| 1891 | 4,073 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1892 | 4,141 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1893 | 4,191 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1894 | 4,235 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 4,415 2011 US$ | +4.3% |
| 1896 | 4,521 2011 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1897 | 4,564 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 4,575 2011 US$ | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 4,705 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1900 | 4,809 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1901 | 4,948 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1902 | 5,007 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1903 | 5,244 2011 US$ | +4.7% |
| 1904 | 5,302 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1905 | 5,333 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 5,423 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1907 | 5,557 2011 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1908 | 5,662 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1909 | 5,807 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1910 | 5,906 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1911 | 6,148 2011 US$ | +4.1% |
| 1912 | 6,076 2011 US$ | -1.2% |
| 1913 | 6,236 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1914 | 6,551 2011 US$ | +5.1% |
| 1915 | 6,022 2011 US$ | -8.1% |
| 1916 | 6,202 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1917 | 5,765 2011 US$ | -7.0% |
| 1918 | 5,514 2011 US$ | -4.4% |
| 1919 | 6,153 2011 US$ | +11.6% |
| 1920 | 6,363 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1921 | 6,099 2011 US$ | -4.1% |
| 1922 | 6,641 2011 US$ | +8.9% |
| 1923 | 7,267 2011 US$ | +9.4% |
| 1924 | 7,218 2011 US$ | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 6,978 2011 US$ | -3.3% |
| 1926 | 7,329 2011 US$ | +5.0% |
| 1927 | 7,425 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1928 | 7,627 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1929 | 8,089 2011 US$ | +6.1% |
| 1930 | 8,513 2011 US$ | +5.2% |
| 1931 | 8,542 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 8,239 2011 US$ | -3.5% |
| 1933 | 8,434 2011 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1934 | 8,611 2011 US$ | +2.1% |
| 1935 | 8,735 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 1936 | 8,886 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1937 | 9,035 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1938 | 9,185 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1939 | 9,553 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
| 1940 | 8,155 2011 US$ | -14.6% |
| 1941 | 7,291 2011 US$ | -10.6% |
| 1942 | 7,379 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1943 | 8,097 2011 US$ | +9.7% |
| 1944 | 8,835 2011 US$ | +9.1% |
| 1945 | 8,075 2011 US$ | -8.6% |
| 1946 | 9,208 2011 US$ | +14.0% |
| 1947 | 9,620 2011 US$ | +4.5% |
| 1948 | 9,776 2011 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1949 | 10,351 2011 US$ | +5.9% |
| 1950 | 11,067 2011 US$ | +6.9% |
| 1951 | 11,056 2011 US$ | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 11,086 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 11,623 2011 US$ | +4.8% |
| 1954 | 11,749 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 11,788 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 11,858 2011 US$ | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 12,696 2011 US$ | +7.1% |
| 1958 | 12,903 2011 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 13,767 2011 US$ | +6.7% |
| 1960 | 14,046 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
| 1961 | 14,843 2011 US$ | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 15,537 2011 US$ | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 15,513 2011 US$ | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 16,832 2011 US$ | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 17,459 2011 US$ | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 17,789 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 18,230 2011 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 18,868 2011 US$ | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 19,974 2011 US$ | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 20,221 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 20,617 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 21,579 2011 US$ | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 22,228 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 21,919 2011 US$ | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 21,712 2011 US$ | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 23,059 2011 US$ | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 23,360 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 23,632 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 24,409 2011 US$ | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 24,272 2011 US$ | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 24,063 2011 US$ | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 24,807 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 25,450 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 26,581 2011 US$ | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 27,710 2011 US$ | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 28,681 2011 US$ | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 28,728 2011 US$ | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 29,049 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 29,108 2011 US$ | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 29,412 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 29,915 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 30,574 2011 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 30,650 2011 US$ | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 32,359 2011 US$ | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 33,356 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 34,325 2011 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 35,499 2011 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 36,361 2011 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 37,523 2011 US$ | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 39,021 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 39,426 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 39,709 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 39,983 2011 US$ | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 41,179 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 42,265 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 44,026 2011 US$ | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 44,482 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 44,246 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 42,090 2011 US$ | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 42,932 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 43,575 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 43,510 2011 US$ | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 43,733 2011 US$ | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 44,241 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 44,635 2011 US$ | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 44,836 2011 US$ | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 45,456 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 46,312 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 2,109 2011 US$ | 2,031 2011 US$ | 2,163 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1830s | 2,177 2011 US$ | 2,101 2011 US$ | 2,227 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1840s | 2,426 2011 US$ | 2,243 2011 US$ | 2,695 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1850s | 2,750 2011 US$ | 2,649 2011 US$ | 2,938 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1860s | 2,923 2011 US$ | 2,775 2011 US$ | 3,092 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1870s | 3,312 2011 US$ | 3,177 2011 US$ | 3,425 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1880s | 3,664 2011 US$ | 3,476 2011 US$ | 3,826 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1890s | 4,344 2011 US$ | 4,022 2011 US$ | 4,705 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1900s | 5,309 2011 US$ | 4,809 2011 US$ | 5,807 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 6,057 2011 US$ | 5,514 2011 US$ | 6,551 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 7,104 2011 US$ | 6,099 2011 US$ | 8,089 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 8,773 2011 US$ | 8,239 2011 US$ | 9,553 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 8,679 2011 US$ | 7,291 2011 US$ | 10,351 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 11,959 2011 US$ | 11,056 2011 US$ | 13,767 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 16,909 2011 US$ | 14,046 2011 US$ | 19,974 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 22,274 2011 US$ | 20,221 2011 US$ | 24,409 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,845 2011 US$ | 24,063 2011 US$ | 29,108 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,998 2011 US$ | 29,412 2011 US$ | 37,523 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,643 2011 US$ | 39,021 2011 US$ | 44,482 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,359 2011 US$ | 42,932 2011 US$ | 46,312 2011 US$ | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Denmark?
- History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Denmark was 46,312 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 46,312 2011 US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,031 2011 US$ in 1820.
- How does Denmark rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Denmark ranks 13th out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]