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Economy of Denmark vs Libya compared: GDP & Debt

Updated on by Georank team

Denmark has a GDP of $429B compared to $46.6B for Libya, ranking 38/197 and 96/197 by economy size, respectively.

The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.

Denmark
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Libya
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Year GDP
Denmark Libya
Current $ Constant $ Current $ Constant $
1960 $6,361,166,545 $80,238,063,131 $401,644,249 $4,206,979,770
1961 $7,058,361,229 $85,356,314,760 $443,905,612 $4,623,294,239
1962 $7,953,274,741 $90,193,305,331 $619,725,785 $6,127,004,092
1963 $8,466,044,980 $90,767,855,838 $892,327,911 $8,272,704,007
1964 $9,677,401,337 $99,181,979,992 $1,341,395,421 $12,001,351,827
1965 $10,870,670,865 $103,699,971,911 $1,804,979,680 $15,379,597,828
1966 $11,931,740,293 $106,542,294,924 $2,312,438,536 $18,238,997,837
1967 $13,059,064,806 $112,813,620,773 $2,726,986,913 $20,265,366,359
1968 $13,505,574,133 $119,416,599,037 $3,850,623,095 $27,128,012,832
1969 $15,414,902,667 $127,535,877,471 $4,380,987,481 $30,678,497,534
1970 $17,075,457,733 $129,902,945,560 $4,601,649,451 $32,197,312,919
1971 $19,086,192,720 $134,031,029,530 $5,260,185,125 $30,498,091,672
1972 $23,230,667,549 $139,120,989,452 $6,299,395,544 $33,281,298,886
1973 $30,718,181,337 $145,686,794,688 $8,625,889,430 $33,925,831,082
1974 $34,125,712,481 $144,281,984,443 $15,112,543,717 $41,455,139,018
1975 $40,418,967,666 $142,247,753,419 $14,710,912,458 $43,125,063,344
1976 $44,503,607,444 $150,773,233,048 $19,096,943,017 $52,992,488,552
1977 $49,711,709,588 $153,766,730,433 $22,428,297,108 $57,683,765,284
1978 $60,320,089,218 $157,483,262,379 $22,136,422,643 $59,590,166,895
1979 $70,393,030,603 $163,866,531,124 $30,536,429,497 $64,928,319,577
1980 $70,811,287,816 $162,635,188,845 $40,953,924,949 $65,373,260,707
1981 $61,459,941,461 $161,430,084,232 $36,374,353,880 $52,828,013,782
1982 $60,084,214,872 $167,713,124,649 $33,760,146,991 $54,310,397,843
1983 $60,331,158,447 $172,165,579,297 $33,200,520,140 $52,967,721,371
1984 $58,868,891,335 $179,636,437,842 $29,476,109,153 $50,297,204,632
1985 $62,452,421,011 $187,096,889,700 $31,530,566,324 $54,485,341,416
1986 $87,748,695,217 $195,952,945,326 $24,180,400,959 $48,299,889,591
1987 $109,183,446,340 $196,860,120,911 $26,697,659,335 $41,198,814,143
1988 $115,540,189,705 $197,397,452,814 $24,308,959,591 $44,321,281,890
1989 $112,312,200,761 $198,773,654,972 $25,156,707,899 $47,512,155,858
1990 $138,217,740,684 $202,073,829,845 $28,904,183,602 $49,279,670,598
1991 $139,180,507,778 $205,020,430,124 $31,991,821,265 $56,994,467,921
1992 $152,966,494,260 $209,167,606,432 $33,887,047,909 $55,448,621,741
1993 $143,111,306,004 $209,002,572,327 $30,660,051,911 $53,361,983,286
1994 $156,017,919,221 $220,068,623,481 $28,610,549,763 $54,394,423,864
1995 $184,848,481,008 $226,754,355,587 $25,541,379,187 $53,186,646,293
1996 $187,481,157,846 $233,320,596,409 $27,884,615,385 $54,321,714,851
1997 $173,241,365,735 $240,713,316,197 $30,700,897,875 $57,153,327,139
1998 $176,877,077,513 $246,313,036,680 $27,251,301,398 $55,123,101,078
1999 $177,887,720,536 $253,621,896,626 $35,975,860,857 $55,536,336,508
2000 $164,043,817,224 $263,066,798,869 $38,270,954,138 $57,579,668,503
2001 $164,881,594,415 $265,566,018,287 $34,112,093,927 $56,564,631,725
2002 $178,788,209,558 $266,778,406,880 $20,481,889,764 $56,022,234,981
2003 $218,421,193,436 $267,955,142,441 $26,265,625,000 $63,314,109,953
2004 $251,986,155,631 $275,394,519,881 $33,122,307,692 $66,138,956,973
2005 $265,150,087,712 $281,892,753,289 $47,334,691,241 $73,990,151,521
2006 $283,386,151,544 $292,651,155,543 $60,094,231,607 $78,799,900,129
2007 $320,213,157,595 $295,540,131,122 $68,032,978,391 $83,709,120,342
2008 $354,979,471,960 $294,307,201,414 $86,710,767,415 $83,573,471,187
2009 $322,619,152,195 $279,666,951,317 $60,808,562,033 $79,896,086,549
2010 $322,345,594,075 $284,093,791,187 $75,380,825,062 $83,912,660,700
2011 $344,315,595,263 $287,817,703,286 $48,169,263,294 $41,672,273,291
2012 $326,792,574,245 $287,802,068,160 $92,540,938,129 $77,854,953,190
2013 $344,631,016,965 $291,810,211,099 $75,351,107,029 $63,842,648,631
2014 $352,832,602,064 $295,539,545,107 $57,372,355,592 $49,131,511,071
2015 $301,758,922,338 $301,758,922,338 $48,717,501,321 $48,717,501,321
2016 $312,181,849,372 $311,032,111,298 $49,912,073,701 $47,991,152,063
2017 $331,610,593,962 $320,538,736,986 $67,157,452,182 $63,584,342,258
2018 $355,293,374,912 $326,500,781,503 $76,686,029,772 $68,633,808,774
2019 $345,401,473,013 $332,088,518,944 $69,254,496,472 $60,949,510,656
2020 $355,631,021,932 $326,176,991,232 $46,854,285,441 $42,996,651,438
2021 $408,378,204,640 $350,255,593,093 $35,217,995,647 $55,179,091,533
2022 $401,945,576,108 $355,650,135,426 $43,246,297,922 $50,625,917,040
2023 $407,091,920,305 $364,524,261,929 $45,096,462,972 $55,767,393,125
2024 $429,457,372,072 $377,924,893,185 $46,636,278,902 $55,429,536,118

Economic indicators

Denmark Libya
Gross domestic product
$429B
2024
$46.6B
2024
GDP rank
38/197
2024
96/197
2024
GDP growth
5.49%
2023-2024
3.41%
2023-2024
GDP per capita
$71,852
2024
$6,318
2024
GDP per capita rank
12/197
2024
110/197
2024
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,514
2024
$13,954
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
26.6%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$20,114
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank
31/185
2024
n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$50,067
2025
$3,735
2025
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$151B
2004
n/a
Number of billionaires
9
2025
n/a
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.4%
2025
65.7%
2025
Consumer prices inflation
1.37%
2023-2024
2.13%
2023-2024
Central bank interest rate
1.6%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
6.15%
2024
30%
2004
Population
6018959
7523849

GDP per capita in Denmark vs Libya

Denmark's GDP per capita is $71,852, ranking 12/197, compared to $6,318 in Libya, ranking 110/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), Denmark ranks 14th at $79,514, while Libya ranks 119th at $13,954.

Denmark
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Libya
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
Denmark Libya
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1960 $1,389 - $269 -
1961 $1,531 - $285.3 -
1962 $1,711 - $382 -
1963 $1,807 - $528 -
1964 $2,049 - $765 -
1965 $2,284 - $1,001 -
1966 $2,487 - $1,251 -
1967 $2,701 - $1,437 -
1968 $2,776 - $1,972 -
1969 $3,151 - $2,175 -
1970 $3,464 - $2,210 -
1971 $3,846 - $2,443 -
1972 $4,654 - $2,830 -
1973 $6,117 - $3,727 -
1974 $6,764 - $6,214 -
1975 $7,988 - $5,721 -
1976 $8,773 - $7,018 -
1977 $9,770 - $7,783 -
1978 $11,818 - $7,252 -
1979 $13,757 - $9,443 -
1980 $13,822 - $11,960 -
1981 $12,000 - $10,044 -
1982 $11,740 - $9,064 -
1983 $11,797 - $8,927 -
1984 $11,517 - $7,811 -
1985 $12,213 - $8,087 -
1986 $17,137 - $6,019 -
1987 $21,296 - $6,465 -
1988 $22,525 - $5,736 -
1989 $21,882 - $5,793 -
1990 $26,886 $18,227 $6,502 $17,173
1991 $27,003 $19,055 $7,040 $20,085
1992 $29,579 $19,818 $7,303 $19,572
1993 $27,582 $20,204 $6,478 $18,904
1994 $29,968 $21,655 $5,933 $19,318
1995 $35,321 $22,662 $5,205 $18,952
1996 $35,622 $23,714 $5,591 $19,392
1997 $32,780 $24,881 $6,062 $20,439
1998 $33,346 $25,797 $5,301 $19,639
1999 $33,426 $26,642 $6,895 $19,769
2000 $30,722 $28,642 $7,214 $20,617
2001 $30,768 $29,462 $6,313 $20,332
2002 $33,257 $30,667 $3,718 $20,061
2003 $40,519 $30,868 $4,674 $22,663
2004 $46,625 $33,020 $5,774 $23,813
2005 $48,926 $34,238 $8,079 $26,903
2006 $52,119 $37,400 $10,049 $28,936
2007 $58,632 $39,112 $11,145 $30,929
2008 $64,617 $41,467 $13,906 $30,812
2009 $58,413 $40,503 $9,551 $29,027
2010 $58,105 $43,042 $11,601 $30,234
2011 $61,810 $44,444 $7,594 $15,698
2012 $58,444 $44,755 $14,976 $26,826
2013 $61,378 $46,869 $11,952 $21,151
2014 $62,520 $47,880 $8,926 $17,510
2015 $53,094 $48,910 $7,458 $17,903
2016 $54,501 $51,821 $7,526 $16,961
2017 $57,522 $55,272 $9,966 $18,026
2018 $61,325 $57,234 $11,197 $18,879
2019 $59,404 $60,595 $9,963 $16,194
2020 $60,985 $62,682 $6,650 $10,955
2021 $69,728 $69,715 $4,936 $12,642
2022 $68,091 $77,400 $5,987 $12,273
2023 $68,454 $73,737 $6,173 $13,849
2024 $71,852 $79,514 $6,318 $13,954

Government deficit by year

In 2024, Denmark's government surplus, the difference between spending and revenue, was $19.3B, equivalent to 4.5% of GDP. This compares to Libya's surplus of $70.8M, or 0.15% of GDP.

Over the past 35 years, Denmark recorded a fiscal deficit in 15 of those years, while Libya ran a deficit in 12 years. On average, Denmark posted an annual surplus equal to +0.44% of GDP, compared to surplus of +3.51% of GDP for Libya.

Deficit/surplus
Denmark

Libya
Year Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
Denmark Libya
1880 -2.65% -
1881 0.42% -
1882 0.35% -
1883 0.73% -
1884 1.2% -
1885 0.48% -
1886 -0.39% -
1887 -0.68% -
1888 -0.49% -
1889 -0.55% -
1890 -0.97% -
1891 -0.76% -
1892 -0.73% -
1893 -0.42% -
1894 -0.26% -
1895 -0.17% -
1896 -0.07% -
1897 -0.61% -
1898 -0.43% -
1899 -0.59% -
1900 -0.84% -
1901 -0.71% -
1902 -0.06% -
1903 0.03% -
1904 -0.1% -
1905 0.22% -
1906 -0.42% -
1907 0.26% -
1908 -0.82% -
1909 -2.49% -
1910 -1.72% -
1911 -1.02% -
1912 0.13% -
1913 0.07% -
1914 0.43% -
1915 -0.48% -
1916 1.51% -
1917 3.1% -
1918 1.95% -
1919 -0.38% -
1920 -0.46% -
1921 -2.41% -
1922 -1.33% -
1923 -0.56% -
1924 -0.8% -
1925 -3.1% -
1926 -0.48% -
1927 -2.33% -
1928 -4.99% -
1929 0.13% -
1930 0.03% -
1931 -1.67% -
1932 -3.22% -
1933 1.69% -
1934 0.03% -
1935 -0.97% -
1936 -1.36% -
1937 0.22% -
1938 0.03% -
1939 0% -
1940 0% -
1941 0% -
1942 0% -
1943 0% -
1944 0% -
1945 -1.03% -
1946 2.69% -
1947 0.84% -
1948 1.07% -
1949 0.63% -
1950 1.08% -
1951 0.79% -
1952 1.18% -
1953 1.75% -
1954 -0.84% -
1955 -1.17% -
1956 -0.01% -
1957 0.26% -
1958 0.25% -
1959 0.79% -
1960 1.25% -
1961 1.73% -
1962 -0.09% -
1963 1.2% -
1964 1.79% -
1965 2.13% -
1966 0.99% -
1967 1.49% -
1968 -0.06% -
1969 0.3% -
1970 0.7% -
1971 4.96% -
1972 5.01% -
1973 4.97% -
1974 3.7% -
1975 -1.23% -
1976 0.19% -
1977 0.37% -
1978 0.41% -
1979 -0.69% -
1980 -2.32% -
1981 -5.84% -
1982 -8.22% -
1983 -6.29% -
1984 -3.58% -
1985 -1.38% -
1986 3.23% -
1987 2.46% -
1988 1.46% -
1989 0.3% -
1990 -1.78% 3.36%
1991 -3.15% 8.41%
1992 -2.6% 0.11%
1993 -3.73% -5.77%
1994 -3.85% -2.67%
1995 -3.5% 3.8%
1996 -2.4% 11.3%
1997 -1.22% -2.1%
1998 -0.28% -2.36%
1999 1.06% 5.69%
2000 1.79% 13.6%
2001 1.13% 0.07%
2002 0.25% 6.99%
2003 0.14% 6.17%
2004 2.23% 11.3%
2005 5.2% 30.4%
2006 5.29% 29.1%
2007 5.31% 28.4%
2008 3.46% 27.7%
2009 -2.75% -5.46%
2010 -2.52% 11.5%
2011 -1.77% -11.5%
2012 -3.2% 24.6%
2013 -0.94% -16.3%
2014 1.43% -30.5%
2015 -0.9% -28.5%
2016 0.3% -29.3%
2017 1.69% -11.1%
2018 0.81% 9.39%
2019 4.28% 11.9%
2020 0.36% -22.3%
2021 4.1% 14.8%
2022 3.44% 23.6%
2023 3.31% 8.22%
2024 4.5% 0.15%
2025 1.2% 0.21%

Inflation comparison by year

Over the past 29 years, Denmark has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 1.95%, compared with 4.38% in Libya. In 2024, inflation was 1.37% in Denmark and 2.13% in Libya.

Inflation
Denmark

Libya
Year Inflation
Denmark Libya Denmark Libya
1996 2.13% 4.03%
1997 2.18% 3.55%
1998 1.85% 3.71%
1999 2.5% 2.65%
2000 2.9% -2.9%
2001 2.34% -8.81%
2002 2.42% -9.8%
2003 2.08% -2.19%
2004 1.15% -2.2%
2005 1.82% 2.65%
2006 1.92% 1.46%
2007 1.69% 6.25%
2008 3.42% 10.4%
2009 1.3% 2.46%
2010 2.31% 2.8%
2011 2.76% 15.5%
2012 2.4% 6.06%
2013 0.79% 2.61%
2014 0.56% 2.43%
2015 0.45% 10.4%
2016 0.25% 25.9%
2017 1.15% 25.8%
2018 0.81% 13.2%
2019 0.76% -2.16%
2020 0.42% 1.45%
2021 1.85% 2.87%
2022 7.7% 4.51%
2023 3.31% 2.37%
2024 1.37% 2.13%

Top exports between countries

Denmark
Export category Export value
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $10.7M
Animal & marine products $8.92M
Chemicals & pharma $6.94M
Machinery & equipment $6.13M
Raw agricultural goods $1.51M
Textiles & consumer goods $1.38M
Miscellaneous $813K
Raw materials & minerals $301K
Metals $173K
Wood & paper products $155K
Libya
Export category Export value
Raw materials & minerals $739M
Miscellaneous $81K
Machinery & equipment $25K

Balance of trade

Denmark Libya
Current account balance
$52.1B
2024
$1.86B
2023
Current account balance ranking
11/189
2024
46/189
2023
Current account balance, % of GDP
+12.1%
2024
+4.13%
2023
Goods imports
$132B
2024
$23.2B
2023
Goods exports
$172B
2024
$37.1B
2023
Service imports
$125B
2024
$10.1B
2023
Service exports
$129B
2024
$642M
2023
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP
58.9%
2024
59.1%
2024
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
69.7%
2024
74.8%
2024

Economic freedom indices

The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.

Denmark Libya
Economic freedom 79.1 35.9
Economic freedom ranking 8/197 189/197
Property rights 99.3 5.7
Government integrity 98 11.7
Judicial effectiveness 90.5 3.6
Tax burden 45 93.2
Government spending 33.6 0
Fiscal health 98.2 19.9
Business freedom 93 31.1
Labor freedom 64.9 48.6
Monetary freedom 76.6 75.1
Trade freedom 79.6 80
Investment freedom 90 5
Financial freedom 80 20

Economic freedom by year comparison

The Economic Freedom Index for Denmark is 79.1, ranking 8/197, compared to 35.9 for Libya, ranking 189/197. The chart below displays a comparison of annual changes in economic freedom indexes.

Denmark
Libya
Year Economic freedom index
Denmark Libya
1996 67.3 31.7
1997 67.5 28.9
1998 67.5 32
1999 68.1 32.3
2000 68.3 34.7
2001 68.3 34
2002 71.1 35.4
2003 73.2 34.6
2004 72.4 31.5
2005 75.3 32.8
2006 75.4 33.2
2007 77 37
2008 79.2 38.7
2009 79.6 43.5
2010 77.9 40.2
2011 78.6 38.6
2012 76.2 35.9
2013 76.1 -
2014 76.1 -
2015 76.3 -
2016 75.3 -
2017 75.1 -
2018 76.6 -
2019 76.7 -
2020 78.3 -
2021 77.8 -
2022 78 -
2023 77.6 -
2024 77.8 -
2025 79.1 -

More economic indicators

Denmark Libya
Services, % of GDP
64%
2024
34.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24%
2024
68.3%
2024
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
0.74%
2024
1.74%
2024
GNI, Atlas method
$441B
2024
$46.6B
2024
GNI per capita, PPP
$82,240
2024
$14,050
2024
Total reserves including gold
$108B
2024
$92.9B
2024
Total reserves ranking
25/177
2024
29/177
2024
Net foreign direct investment
$11.9B
2024
-$795M
2023
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
$18.5B
2024
$795M
2023
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
$30.4B
2024
-$56.5M
2024
Poverty at national poverty lines
12.4%
2021
7.4%
2005
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
21.6%
2024
14.8%
2024

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The current account balance is the sum of net trade in goods and services, net earnings from cross-border investments, and net transfer payments. It reflects a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world and is a fundamental component of the balance of payments. A surplus indicates that a country exports more than it imports, while a deficit shows the opposite.

Gross National Income (GNI) measures a country's total income. It encompasses income earned by residents, businesses, and foreign sources, defined as employee compensation and investment profits. GNI adds product taxes not included elsewhere and subtracts subsidies. It accounts for income from residents working abroad but excludes earnings from foreigners within the country.

A negative value for Net Foreign Direct Investment indicates a country is a net receiver of investments, as foreign inflows exceed outflows after Balance of Payments adjustments. A positive value indicates a net provider, with outflows exceeding inflows. Inflows are credits (increasing foreign claims on domestic assets), while outflows are debits (increasing domestic assets abroad).

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net inflows) shows how much capital foreign investors bring into a country after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of overseas companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in the reporting country. A positive number means more capital entered the country than was withdrawn, while a negative number means foreign investors pulled out more than they invested.

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net outflows) shows how much capital residents of a country invest abroad after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of domestic companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in other countries. A positive number means more capital was invested abroad than withdrawn, while a negative number means residents pulled back more than they invested.

Formerly gross domestic investment, gross capital formation measures the share of a country’s economic output invested in fixed assets, including buildings, machinery, and infrastructure. It indicates how much of the economy is devoted to building productive capacity.