Denmark is ranked 4 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Denmark deteriorated to 4 in 2019 from 3 in 2018. Ease of Doing Business in Denmark averaged 4.08 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 6.00 in 2009 and a record low of 2.00 in 2015. source: World Bank

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Bankruptcies	469.00	388.00	Companies	Mar 2026
Business Confidence	100.70	94.00	points	Apr 2026
Capacity Utilization	76.40	64.20	percent	Mar 2026
Car Registrations	19024.00	12064.00	Units	Mar 2026
Changes in Inventories	-31.80	-14.90	DKK Billion	Dec 2025
Corruption Index	89.00	90.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	1.00	1.00		Dec 2025
Electricity Production	3452.77	3956.30	Gigawatt-hour	Feb 2026
Industrial Production YoY	6.70	13.90	percent	Feb 2026
Industrial Production MoM	-3.79	2.30	percent	Feb 2026
Manufacturing Production	6.80	12.40	percent	Feb 2026
Manufacturing Production MoM	-2.00	3.30	percent	Feb 2026
Mining Production	3.00	10.50	percent	Feb 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity	8.59	8.59	TWh	Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection	27.49	3.60	GWh/d	Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory	3.35	3.33	TWh	Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal	5.70	13.70	GWh/d	Apr 2026
New Orders	12.00	16.00	points	Apr 2026

Ease of Doing Business in Denmark

The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses.