Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Denmark
Denmark: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 14.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Denmark, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 14.4% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Denmark peaked at 17.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2022.
That places Denmark 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 15.3% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 15.1% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.4% | 15.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Denmark?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Denmark was 14.4% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Denmark ranks 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage bill as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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