Denmark Retail Sales Growth

2001 - 2023 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Denmark Retail Sales Growth

  • Denmark Retail Sales grew 0.4 % YoY in May 2023, compared with a 3.9 % decrease in the previous month.
  • Denmark Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2001 to May 2023, with an average growth rate of 0.9 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 21.2 % in Mar 2021 and a record low of -10.5 % in Mar 2022.
  • In the latest reports, Car Sales of Denmark recorded 181,016.0 units in Dec 2022, representing a drop of 18.4 %.

CEIC calculates monthly Retail Sales: Incl. Motor Vehicles Growth from monthly Retail Trade Volume Index. Statistics Denmark provides Retail Trade Index with base 2015=100.

View Denmark's Retail Sales Growth from Jan 2001 to May 2023 in the chart:

Denmark Retail Sales Growth

What was Denmark's Retail Sales Growth in May 2023?

Denmark Retail Sales grew 0.4 % YoY in May 2023, compared with a 3.9 % decrease in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
0.4 May 2023 -3.9 Apr 2023 -10.5 Mar 2022 21.2 Mar 2021 % monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023

Retail Sales Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.5 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2023
Argentina (%) -10.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2018 - Aug 2024
Armenia (%) 5.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2024
Australia (%) 4.2 May 2023 monthly Apr 1983 - May 2023
Austria (%) -4.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 6.6 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2007 - Sep 2024
Belarus (%) 10.8 Sep 2024 monthly Oct 2008 - Sep 2024
Belgium (%) -4.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 15.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2013 - Apr 2023
Brazil (%) 4.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2024
Bulgaria (%) -0.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
Canada (%) 1.1 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2023
Chile (%) 4.6 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Sep 2024
China (%) 12.7 May 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2023
Colombia (%) 4.4 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2014 - Aug 2024
Croatia (%) 3.3 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
Cyprus (%) 3.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2024
Czech Republic (%) 6.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
Denmark (%) 0.4 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
Egypt (%) 1.4 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Estonia (%) -0.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
European Union (%) 2.8 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2024
Finland (%) -1.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2024
France (%) 4.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Aug 2024
Georgia (%) 5.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Germany (%) -4.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Apr 2023
Greece (%) -4.9 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 16.6 May 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - May 2023
Hungary (%) 1.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
Iceland (%) 6.6 Aug 2024 monthly Feb 2002 - Aug 2024
Indonesia (%) 0.0 May 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - May 2023
Ireland (%) 1.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2024
Israel (%) 0.6 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2024
Italy (%) -0.2 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2024
Japan (%) 5.2 Apr 2023 monthly Oct 1992 - Apr 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 5.4 May 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - May 2023
South Korea (%) -0.7 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 10.7 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Latvia (%) 0.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
Lithuania (%) 4.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
Luxembourg (%) 13.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) -23.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
North Macedonia (%) 3.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2024
Malaysia (%) 12.9 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2014 - Apr 2023
Malta (%) 2.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
Mexico (%) 4.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2023
Moldova (%) 16.7 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Jul 2024
Mongolia (%) 14.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 8.5 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2023
Netherlands (%) -4.2 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
New Zealand (%) -0.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1996 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) -0.4 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) -0.2 2018 yearly 2011 - 2018
Peru (%) 4.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Aug 2024
Poland (%) -1.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
Portugal (%) 3.1 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
Qatar (%) 6.9 2021 yearly 1987 - 2021
Romania (%) 10.7 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
Russia (%) 6.5 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2024
Serbia (%) -6.2 May 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - May 2023
Singapore (%) -3.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Sep 2024
Slovakia (%) 4.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
Slovenia (%) -2.7 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
South Africa (%) 2.6 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Spain (%) 3.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Sweden (%) -3.9 May 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - May 2023
Switzerland (%) -3.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
Taiwan (%) 1.7 Feb 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2022
Thailand (%) 0.5 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2023
Turkey (%) 11.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2023
Ukraine (%) -3.1 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2022
United Kingdom (%) -2.1 May 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2023
United States (%) 1.0 May 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - May 2023
Uzbekistan (%) -4.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2019 - Apr 2023
Venezuela (%) -53.5 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2019
Vietnam (%) 7.8 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 2004 - Oct 2024

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Denmark Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 4,208.851 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 46,889.943 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 44.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 136,336.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 33.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (DKK bn) 1,663.394 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (DKK bn) 925.965 2029 yearly 1992 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (DKK bn) 1,661.452 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
General Government Revenue (DKK mn) 369,891.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
General Government Expenditure: Capital (DKK mn) 27,295.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
General Government: Overall Surplus (DKK mn) 29,170.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
General Government Expenditure (DKK mn) 340,721.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
General Government Expenditure: Current (DKK mn) 268,269.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2018
General Government Revenue: Current: Taxes on Production and Imports: ow Value A... (DKK mn) 57,510.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2018
General Government Revenue: Current (DKK mn) 290,258.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2018
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.870 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Trade Balance (USD mn) 4,118.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Aug 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 15,084.3 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Aug 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 13.2 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 921,217.264 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 10,417,439.796 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,944,357.814 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 10,966.3 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Aug 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -3.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 4,162,313.133 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,863,470.806 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 758.925 Aug 2024 monthly Sep 1974 - Aug 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 677.968 Aug 2024 monthly Sep 1974 - Aug 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 669.321 Aug 2024 monthly Sep 1974 - Aug 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 819.338 Aug 2024 monthly Sep 1974 - Aug 2024
Imports Volume Index: sa (2015=100) 123.200 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Aug 2024
Exports Volume Index: sa (2015=100) 122.100 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Aug 2024
Natural Gas Exports: Sweden (TJ) 1,321.268 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jul 2024
Natural Gas Exports: Germany (TJ) 140.574 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jul 2024
Natural Gas Exports: Netherlands (TJ) 2,958.081 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jul 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 3,262.4 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 5,296.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 13.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 6,205.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -6,260.861 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -5.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 664.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 10,734.686 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 564,045.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 132.3 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 251,931.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 58.5 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 780.0 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 42.035 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 137,531.958 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (DKK mn) -2,110.600 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2024
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (DKK mn) 33,608.900 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services: Services (DKK mn) 6,230.200 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services (DKK mn) 34,008.800 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2024
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (DKK mn) 22,646.400 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2024
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (DKK mn) 1,710.700 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services: Goods f.o.b (DKK mn) 27,778.600 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investments (DKK mn) 21,917.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) 37,512.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
Balance of Payment (BoP): Financial Account (FA): Net Assets (DKK mn) 29,929.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Financial Derivatives (DKK mn) -7,694.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investments (DKK mn) 50,649.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Other Investments (DKK mn) 44,735.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Reserve Assets (DKK mn) 249.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) 28,468.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Direct Investments (DKK mn) -19,774.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (DKK mn) 249.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2024
BoP: FA: Assets (DKK mn) 92,149.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities (DKK mn) 62,220.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) 9,044.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (DKK mn) -66,282.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investments (DKK mn) 41,691.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Assets (DKK mn) 10,978,292.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Liabilities (DKK mn) 10,020,767.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (DKK mn) 957,525.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Gross External Debt: Short Term (DKK bn) 1,754.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Gross External Debt: Long Term (DKK bn) 2,173.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2024
Gross External Debt (DKK bn) 3,927.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2024
Danish Direct Investment (DKK bn) -22.582 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 0.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 86.5 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 186,387.350 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2017
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 203,577.099 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2017
M2 Growth (%) 3.4 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1996 - Aug 2017
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 84,961.7 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 19.927 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 7.7 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Aug 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 5,621.253 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1962 - Sep 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 302,390.585 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 805,945.2 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Jul 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -4.7 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jul 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 12.700 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 24.500 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Credit to Households (USD bn) 367.441 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2023
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 903.088 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1953 - Dec 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 353,730.6 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Total Loans (USD mn) 120,228.887 Sep 2024 monthly Oct 2013 - Sep 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 2.70 Sep 2024 monthly Oct 2014 - Sep 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 28.35 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Jun 2024
Money Supply: M3: M2 (DKK bn) 1,752.621 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2024
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (DKK bn) 1,490.269 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2024
Money Supply: M2: M1: sa (DKK bn) 1,165.480 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2017
Money Supply: M3 (DKK bn) 1,956.722 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2024
Money Supply: M2: sa (DKK bn) 1,272.968 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2017
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (DKK bn) 367.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2024
Official Reserve Assets (DKK bn) 682.500 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Official Reserve Assets: Gold (DKK bn) 17.800 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2018
Payment Cards: Transactions: Value: Issued in Denmark (DKK mn) 211,930.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2024
Payment Cards: Transactions: Value: Issued Abroad (DKK mn) 14,419.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2024
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 9.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Business Sentiment Indicator (1990-2018=100) 108.400 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2024
Economic Sentiment Indicator (1990-2018=100) 102.500 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2024

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