Denmark's adjusted net national income per capita (constant 2015 US$) was US$51,392 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 22% from US$42,124 in 2011 (2.01% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$51,392 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$46,523 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$42,124 | 2011 |
| Highest | US$51,392 | 2021 |
| Lowest | US$21,477 | 1970 |
| Average since 2012 | US$46,741 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$21,477 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Denmark's adjusted net national income per capita (constant 2015 US$) rose US$3,063 on 2020 (from US$48,329 to US$51,392).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$608.15 and a typical year strayed about US$808.21 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$3,063 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1,982 in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$871.4 a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about US$53,032 for 2024. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2019 to 2021 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$804.84, against US$1,175 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2021, Denmark had the 5th highest value of the 135 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | US$51,392 | 2021 |
| World | US$8,785 | 2021 |
| Europe & Central Asia | US$19,543 | 2021 |
| High income | US$32,089 | 2021 |
Closest to Denmark in the 2021 ranking
- Norway — 2nd of 135: US$63,539
- Switzerland — 3rd of 135: US$63,432
- United States — 4th of 135: US$52,621
- Singapore — 6th of 135: US$48,027
- Sweden — 7th of 135: US$46,079
- Iceland — 8th of 135: US$41,809
What this measures
Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Limitations: Adjusted net national income differs from the adjustments made in the calculation of adjusted net savings, by not accounting for investments in human capital or the damages from pollution. Thus, adjusted net national income remains within the boundaries of the United Nations System of National Accounts (SNA). The SNA includes non-produced natural assets (such as land, mineral resources, and forests) within the asset boundary when they are under the effective control of institutional units. The calculation of adjusted net national income, which accounts for net forest, energy, and mineral depletion, as well as consumption of fixed capital, thus remains within the SNA boundaries.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 52 values
| Year | Adjusted net national income per capita (constant 2015 US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 51,392 |
| 2020 | 48,329 |
| 2019 | 48,807 |
| 2018 | 48,346 |
| 2017 | 47,533 |
| 2016 | 46,523 |
| 2015 | 45,798 |
| 2014 | 44,851 |
| 2013 | 43,514 |
| 2012 | 42,321 |
| 2011 |
Adjusted net national income per capita (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Denmark
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$127.76 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$118.41 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$462.53 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 3.06 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$373.88 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 2.67 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$76,970 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 509,683 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$62,218 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 443,793 (2025)
- GNI (current US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Denmark's adjusted net national income per capita (constant 2015 US$)?
- US$51,392 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 139.29% from US$21,477 in 1970 (1.73% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$51,392 in 2021 and the lowest US$21,477 in 1970.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNTY.PC.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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