Starting a business - Score in Denmark
Denmark: Starting a business - Score was 92.7 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Denmark, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Denmark is 92.7, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Denmark peaked at 92.7 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 87.78, in 2003.
Denmark ranks 45th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 87.78 | — |
| 2004 | 87.84 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 89.68 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 89.82 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 90.07 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 90.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.2 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.11 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 91.17 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 91.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.22 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.8 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 92.45 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 92.47 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.52 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.7 | +0.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 92.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 92.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.32, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.35 | 87.78 | 90.2 | 7 |
| 2010s | 91.91 | 91.11 | 92.7 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More private sector data for Denmark
- Merchandise trade 61.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 75.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 136.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 148.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,692 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3208 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Denmark?
- Starting a business - score in Denmark was 92.7 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.78 in 2003.
- How does Denmark rank for starting a business - score?
- Denmark ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.