Military spending, annual growth rate in Denmark

Denmark: Military spending, annual growth rate was 16.87 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
16.87 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 93.1%
World rank
14th
of 172 countries
All-time high
61.56 % change on previous year
in 1938
All-time low
-57.1 % change on previous year
in 1849
Years of data
202
1817–2023

Military spending, annual growth rate in Denmark, 1817–2023

-50-2502550181719202023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2023, military spending, annual growth rate in Denmark stood at 16.87 % change on previous year.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 93.1% on the previous year and up 1,163.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military spending, annual growth rate in Denmark peaked at 61.56 % change on previous year in 1938 and was at its lowest, -57.1 % change on previous year, in 1849.

Denmark ranks 14th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Military spending, annual growth rate in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Military spending, annual growth rate in Denmark, 1817 to 2023.
Year % change on previous year Change
1817 -13.37 % change on previous year
1818 0.7144 % change on previous year -105.3%
1819 2.44 % change on previous year +241.9%
1820 6.46 % change on previous year +164.4%
1821 6.79 % change on previous year +5.1%
1822 0.3367 % change on previous year -95.0%
1823 9.5 % change on previous year +2722.4%
1824 6.37 % change on previous year -33.0%
1825 -1.49 % change on previous year -123.5%
1826 1.43 % change on previous year -195.6%
1827 -1.54 % change on previous year -207.8%
1828 0.4762 % change on previous year -130.9%
1829 8.59 % change on previous year +1704.5%
1830 -5.63 % change on previous year -165.5%
1831 16.5 % change on previous year -393.1%
1832 -1.62 % change on previous year -109.8%
1833 7.47 % change on previous year -561.9%
1834 -12.04 % change on previous year -261.3%
1835 -2.7 % change on previous year -77.6%
1836 -1.16 % change on previous year -56.9%
1837 8.94 % change on previous year -870.0%
1838 7.44 % change on previous year -16.8%
1839 1.41 % change on previous year -81.0%
1840 14.24 % change on previous year +908.2%
1841 6.79 % change on previous year -52.3%
1842 3.23 % change on previous year -52.4%
1843 10.52 % change on previous year +225.8%
1844 2.66 % change on previous year -74.7%
1845 -1.98 % change on previous year -174.6%
1846 0.6201 % change on previous year -131.3%
1847 1.17 % change on previous year +89.4%
1848 10.89 % change on previous year +827.4%
1849 -57.1 % change on previous year -624.2%
1850 22.36 % change on previous year -139.2%
1851 54.28 % change on previous year +142.8%
1852 20.76 % change on previous year -61.8%
1853 14.54 % change on previous year -30.0%
1854 -1.25 % change on previous year -108.6%
1855 1.36 % change on previous year -209.2%
1856 -8.55 % change on previous year -727.0%
1857 -1.86 % change on previous year -78.2%
1858 10.41 % change on previous year -658.5%
1859 4.31 % change on previous year -58.7%
1860 2.46 % change on previous year -43.0%
1861 -9.3 % change on previous year -478.4%
1862 0.7004 % change on previous year -107.5%
1863 -13.33 % change on previous year -2003.7%
1864 33.05 % change on previous year -347.9%
1865 -32.78 % change on previous year -199.2%
1866 -5.64 % change on previous year -82.8%
1867 5.8 % change on previous year -202.8%
1868 11.34 % change on previous year +95.6%
1869 6.22 % change on previous year -45.1%
1870 -8.6 % change on previous year -238.2%
1871 1.89 % change on previous year -122.0%
1872 6.5 % change on previous year +243.3%
1873 15.13 % change on previous year +132.6%
1874 -1.75 % change on previous year -111.6%
1875 6.98 % change on previous year -499.2%
1876 10.09 % change on previous year +44.5%
1877 -12.04 % change on previous year -219.4%
1878 11.14 % change on previous year -192.5%
1879 -7.88 % change on previous year -170.7%
1880 -4.77 % change on previous year -39.5%
1881 3.02 % change on previous year -163.5%
1882 7.6 % change on previous year +151.2%
1883 -0.394 % change on previous year -105.2%
1884 4.89 % change on previous year -1339.9%
1885 -8.35 % change on previous year -270.9%
1886 -6.24 % change on previous year -25.3%
1887 -7.36 % change on previous year +18.0%
1888 -4.34 % change on previous year -41.1%
1889 13.62 % change on previous year -414.3%
1890 16.15 % change on previous year +18.6%
1891 -8.23 % change on previous year -151.0%
1892 27.38 % change on previous year -432.5%
1893 0.863 % change on previous year -96.8%
1894 4.17 % change on previous year +382.9%
1895 6.99 % change on previous year +67.7%
1896 1.56 % change on previous year -77.7%
1897 -4.25 % change on previous year -372.8%
1898 -0.1756 % change on previous year -95.9%
1899 2.2 % change on previous year -1351.3%
1900 1.22 % change on previous year -44.6%
1901 -0.3978 % change on previous year -132.7%
1902 0.6213 % change on previous year -256.2%
1903 -1.25 % change on previous year -301.2%
1904 -3.47 % change on previous year +177.5%
1905 7.24 % change on previous year -308.8%
1906 0.4031 % change on previous year -94.4%
1907 -1.89 % change on previous year -569.2%
1908 6.65 % change on previous year -451.8%
1909 12.9 % change on previous year +93.8%
1910 3.92 % change on previous year -69.6%
1911 5.47 % change on previous year +39.7%
1912 2.57 % change on previous year -53.0%
1913 5.21 % change on previous year +102.2%
1914 -24.17 % change on previous year -564.3%
1915 30.11 % change on previous year -224.6%
1916 7.47 % change on previous year -75.2%
1917 7.28 % change on previous year -2.5%
1918 3.2 % change on previous year -56.0%
1919 -13.38 % change on previous year -517.9%
1920 -10.9 % change on previous year -18.5%
1921 17.76 % change on previous year -263.0%
1922 -13.89 % change on previous year -178.2%
1923 -15.52 % change on previous year +11.7%
1924 -11.44 % change on previous year -26.3%
1925 9.91 % change on previous year -186.6%
1926 8.17 % change on previous year -17.5%
1927 -1.07 % change on previous year -113.1%
1928 14.84 % change on previous year -1482.4%
1929 -4.45 % change on previous year -130.0%
1930 0.4995 % change on previous year -111.2%
1931 -5.03 % change on previous year -1107.5%
1932 -11.34 % change on previous year +125.3%
1933 -6.48 % change on previous year -42.9%
1934 29.45 % change on previous year -554.8%
1935 1.3 % change on previous year -95.6%
1936 8.9 % change on previous year +582.9%
1937 20.43 % change on previous year +129.5%
1938 61.56 % change on previous year +201.4%
1939 31.1 % change on previous year -49.5%
1940 25.14 % change on previous year -19.2%
1946 -3.99 % change on previous year -115.9%
1947 -2.15 % change on previous year -46.2%
1948 -1 % change on previous year -53.4%
1949 20.96 % change on previous year -2192.5%
1950 -11.77 % change on previous year -156.2%
1951 16.23 % change on previous year -237.9%
1952 26.2 % change on previous year +61.5%
1953 26.56 % change on previous year +1.4%
1954 1.86 % change on previous year -93.0%
1955 -1.36 % change on previous year -172.9%
1956 10.03 % change on previous year -838.8%
1957 -1.16 % change on previous year -111.6%
1958 1.22 % change on previous year -205.4%
1959 -7.85 % change on previous year -741.0%
1960 5.7 % change on previous year -172.7%
1961 12.88 % change on previous year +126.0%
1962 25.05 % change on previous year +94.5%
1963 -0.2034 % change on previous year -100.8%
1964 7.85 % change on previous year -3959.8%
1965 11.33 % change on previous year +44.4%
1966 3.39 % change on previous year -70.1%
1967 7.99 % change on previous year +135.6%
1968 9.45 % change on previous year +18.3%
1969 -1.6 % change on previous year -117.0%
1970 3.77 % change on previous year -335.2%
1971 9.49 % change on previous year +151.5%
1972 -2.22 % change on previous year -123.4%
1973 -2.03 % change on previous year -8.7%
1974 14.95 % change on previous year -838.1%
1975 7.81 % change on previous year -47.8%
1976 -4.01 % change on previous year -151.4%
1977 10.76 % change on previous year -368.1%
1978 5.17 % change on previous year -51.9%
1979 5.91 % change on previous year +14.1%
1980 -6.66 % change on previous year -212.8%
1981 -8.32 % change on previous year +24.9%
1982 2.17 % change on previous year -126.0%
1983 -3.28 % change on previous year -251.3%
1984 3.5 % change on previous year -206.8%
1985 0.0186 % change on previous year -99.5%
1986 5.52 % change on previous year +29594.5%
1987 8.87 % change on previous year +60.8%
1988 2.22 % change on previous year -75.0%
1989 1.52 % change on previous year -31.4%
1990 -1.38 % change on previous year -191.0%
1991 -2.53 % change on previous year +82.8%
1992 10.35 % change on previous year -509.2%
1993 1.82 % change on previous year -82.5%
1994 0.0437 % change on previous year -97.6%
1995 2.26 % change on previous year +5062.3%
1996 -0.1474 % change on previous year -106.5%
1997 -3.31 % change on previous year +2145.9%
1998 -1.73 % change on previous year -47.7%
1999 -3.94 % change on previous year +127.3%
2000 -6.68 % change on previous year +69.6%
2001 3.79 % change on previous year -156.8%
2002 5.07 % change on previous year +33.8%
2003 3.44 % change on previous year -32.2%
2004 8.31 % change on previous year +141.5%
2005 -4.11 % change on previous year -149.4%
2006 5.86 % change on previous year -242.5%
2007 2.54 % change on previous year -56.7%
2008 7.66 % change on previous year +202.1%
2009 -7.21 % change on previous year -194.0%
2010 4.74 % change on previous year -165.7%
2011 -3.22 % change on previous year -167.9%
2012 2 % change on previous year -162.2%
2013 -1.59 % change on previous year -179.3%
2014 -7.49 % change on previous year +372.1%
2015 -11.1 % change on previous year +48.2%
2016 0.3303 % change on previous year -103.0%
2017 13.31 % change on previous year +3929.7%
2018 10.4 % change on previous year -21.8%
2019 10.1 % change on previous year -2.9%
2020 5.94 % change on previous year -41.1%
2021 0.1953 % change on previous year -96.7%
2022 8.73 % change on previous year +4372.6%
2023 16.87 % change on previous year +93.1%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 16.87 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.57 % change on previous year, 3.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 16.87 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.48 % change on previous year, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Military spending, annual growth rate in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1986 +29594.5% 0.0186 % change on previous year 5.52 % change on previous year
1995 +5062.3% 0.0437 % change on previous year 2.26 % change on previous year
2022 +4372.6% 0.1953 % change on previous year 8.73 % change on previous year
1964 +3959.8% -0.2034 % change on previous year 7.85 % change on previous year
2017 +3929.7% 0.3303 % change on previous year 13.31 % change on previous year
1823 +2722.4% 0.3367 % change on previous year 9.5 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1810s -3.4 % change on previous year -13.37 % change on previous year 2.44 % change on previous year 3
1820s 3.69 % change on previous year -1.54 % change on previous year 9.5 % change on previous year 10
1830s 1.86 % change on previous year -12.04 % change on previous year 16.5 % change on previous year 10
1840s -0.8962 % change on previous year -57.1 % change on previous year 14.24 % change on previous year 10
1850s 11.64 % change on previous year -8.55 % change on previous year 54.28 % change on previous year 10
1860s -0.1476 % change on previous year -32.78 % change on previous year 33.05 % change on previous year 10
1870s 2.15 % change on previous year -12.04 % change on previous year 15.13 % change on previous year 10
1880s -0.2317 % change on previous year -8.35 % change on previous year 13.62 % change on previous year 10
1890s 4.66 % change on previous year -8.23 % change on previous year 27.38 % change on previous year 10
1900s 2.2 % change on previous year -3.47 % change on previous year 12.9 % change on previous year 10
1910s 2.77 % change on previous year -24.17 % change on previous year 30.11 % change on previous year 10
1920s -0.6576 % change on previous year -15.52 % change on previous year 17.76 % change on previous year 10
1930s 13.04 % change on previous year -11.34 % change on previous year 61.56 % change on previous year 10
1940s 7.79 % change on previous year -3.99 % change on previous year 25.14 % change on previous year 5
1950s 6 % change on previous year -11.77 % change on previous year 26.56 % change on previous year 10
1960s 8.19 % change on previous year -1.6 % change on previous year 25.05 % change on previous year 10
1970s 4.96 % change on previous year -4.01 % change on previous year 14.95 % change on previous year 10
1980s 0.5547 % change on previous year -8.32 % change on previous year 8.87 % change on previous year 10
1990s 0.1428 % change on previous year -3.94 % change on previous year 10.35 % change on previous year 10
2000s 1.87 % change on previous year -7.21 % change on previous year 8.31 % change on previous year 10
2010s 1.75 % change on previous year -11.1 % change on previous year 13.31 % change on previous year 10
2020s 7.93 % change on previous year 0.1953 % change on previous year 16.87 % change on previous year 4

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 11 Finland 18.82 % change on previous year compare
  2. 12 Estonia 17.5 % change on previous year compare
  3. 13 Armenia 17.29 % change on previous year compare
  4. 15 Israel 15.96 % change on previous year compare
  5. 16 Benin 15.79 % change on previous year compare
  6. 17 Guinea 14.88 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military spending, annual growth rate in Denmark?
Military spending, annual growth rate in Denmark was 16.87 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military spending, annual growth rate recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 61.56 % change on previous year in 1938.
What is the lowest military spending, annual growth rate recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was -57.1 % change on previous year in 1849.
How does Denmark rank for military spending, annual growth rate?
Denmark ranks 14th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
Is military spending, annual growth rate rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,163.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Military spending, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 15,188 data points, 1817–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.