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Denmark - Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP) 19.64

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

19.64 (2024)

Global rank

##6 of 77 economies

Share of global total

3.8%

Growth since 2017

0.89×

Ranking Race — Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#3#62023 overtook Belgium
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Denmark climbed from #3 to #6 (overtook Belgium). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Denmark ↓

Key Events — Denmark

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2023
Overtook Belgium in global rank auto

Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2024

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20172022202418.7119.8520.9922.13
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