Denmark GDP Growth Rate

5.9% +2.71 pt

Mar 2026 · Quarterly

Denmark's real GDP grew 5.95% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, accelerating from the 3.24% expansion in the previous quarter. The reading was the highest since the 4.91% recorded in the third quarter of 2024, but remained below the all-time high of 10.31% in the second quarter of 2021.

Denmark GDP Growth Rate, 1996–2026
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
5.9%3.2%10.3%Jun 2021-6.1%Jun 20201996 – 2026Quarterly

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About this series

GDP Growth Rate in Denmark averaged 1.7% from 1996 until 2026, reaching an all-time high of 10.3% in Jun 2021 and a record low of -6.1% in Jun 2020. The series is reported quarterly with history from 1996.

Real GDP growth measures the annual change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced in Denmark. The indicator is reported quarterly as a percentage change from the same quarter one year earlier. The series spans from the first quarter of 1996.

Source & methodology

We use primary economic sources for every country. See our methodology page for how we source and verify this data.

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