The OECD has published its latest Economic Survey of Denmark, projecting continued growth and low inflation while calling for policy action to manage rising public spending pressures, improve housing market affordability and efficiency, strengthen family support, and raise climate adaptation efforts. The Survey forecasts GDP growth of 2.0% in 2026 and 1.8% in 2027, following estimated 2.4% growth in 2025, with inflation projected to decline from 1.9% in 2025 to 1.1% in 2026. It expects strong domestic demand to partly offset weaker exports, noting that weakening pharmaceutical-sector prospects and slower global trade growth may weigh on the business sector. While Denmark’s fiscal framework is described as robust, with gross public debt at 31% of GDP in 2024, the OECD flags pressures from population ageing, climate change and defence needs and points to efficiency gains and savings as a way to maintain low debt alongside high-quality public services. On housing, it recommends reforms to land-use planning, rental regulation and social housing, including building rules to allow greater density near transport links, adjusting rent dynamics to improve mobility, and better targeting access to social housing. On family policy, the OECD highlights remaining gaps in support systems and services, recommending stronger monitoring and flexibility of childcare services and longer parental leave with higher take-up by fathers. On climate policy, it notes Denmark is on track to meet its 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target but calls for stronger climate adaptation through an up-to-date national strategy and action plans, national schemes for large-scale projects, and predictable long-term funding for smaller local projects.

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