Country Analysis Report - Denmark - In-depth PESTLE Insights

The country analysis report on Denmark provides a wide array of analytical inputs to analyze the country’s performance, and the objective is to help the reader to make business decisions and prepare for the future. The report on Denmark analyzes the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure of Denmark. The report provides a holistic view of Denmark from historical, current and future perspective. Insightful analysis on critical current and future issues is presented through detailed SCPT (strengths, challenges, prospects and threats /risks) analysis for each of the PESTLE segments. In addition, the PESTLE segments are supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis. The PESTLE country analysis report series provides an in-depth analysis of 50 major countries.

• Understanding gained from the country analysis report on Denmark can be used to plan business investments or market entry apart from a holistic view of the country. • Political section on Denmark provides inputs about the political system, key figures in the country, and governance indicators. • Economic section on Denmark outlines the economic story of the country to provide a balanced assessment on core macro-economic issues. • Social section on Denmark enables understanding of customer demographics through the income distribution, rural-urban segmentation and centres of affluence, healthcare and educational scenario in the country. • Technological section on Denmark provides strategic inputs on information communications and technology, technological laws and policies, technological gaps, patents data and relevant laws. • Legal section on Denmark provides information about the legal structure, corporate laws, business set-up procedures and the tax regime. • Environmental section provides information on environmental policies in Denmark and the performance in terms of important environmental indicators.

PESTLE analysis of Denmark identifies issues that affect the country’s performance through the prism of current strengths (strengths), current challenges (weaknesses), future prospects (opportunities) and future risks (threats). The political landscape discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Denmark in different periods. The economic, social, foreign and defence policies are considered in the political landscape section. It also discusses the performance of the country as per World Bank Governance Indicators. The economic landscape describes the evolution of the economy of Denmark in different periods. It also examines the country’s performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector and employment. The economic landscape also explains the financial system in the country, especially with regard to financial authorities/regulators. The social landscape covers the demographics, education and healthcare scenario in Denmark. The social welfare policies of the government along with the country’s performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution and education are also provided. The technological landscape discusses the structure and policies in terms of Intellectual property, research & development, technology agreements/pacts; and policies related to the promotion of technology in Denmark. The legal landscape examines the structure of the judicial system, legislation affecting businesses, tax regulations, labor laws, trade regulations and corporate governance in Denmark. The environmental landscape in Denmark discusses the environmental regulations and policies of the country. The performance of the country in terms of in terms of environmental indicators and impact of environmental policies is also examined.

"Denmark's small, open economy was hit hard by the fall in international trade in 2008–09. This, coupled with the impact of the economic crisis on the Danish property market, resulted in the largest decline in GDP (which dropped by -4.7% in 2009 alone) in almost four decades. Denmark’s economy showed a surprise contraction in real GDP of 0.4% quarter-on-quarter in the final three months of 2010. The economy recovered in 2010, with GDP growing at a rate of 2.2%; however, this was largely due to the turning of the inventory cycle. Underlying demand growth remains weak, and the country’s economic growth is expected to drop to 1.7% in 2011."

• What is the outlook in terms of political stability, policies towards businesses, external front and popularity of government in Denmark? • What is the economic performance of Denmark in terms of GDP growth, fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, and employment among other economic indicators? • What is the performance of Denmark in terms of healthcare, income distribution and education? • What is the performance of Denmark in technology intensive sectors like telecommunications and information technology, patents and R&D expenditure trends? • What is the legal structure in Denmark and are the laws conducive for investment? • What is the performance of Denmark in terms of environmental indicators and impact of environmental policies?

Table of contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview
Catalyst
Summary
Key Facts and Geographical Location
Key facts
Geographical location
PESTLE Analysis
Summary
Political analysis
Economic analysis
Social analysis
Technology analysis
Legal analysis
Environmental analysis
Political Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Outlook
Economic Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Outlook
Social Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Outlook
Technological Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Outlook
Legal Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Outlook
Environmental Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Outlook
Appendix
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TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Map of Denmark
Figure 2: Denmark – key political events
Figure 3: Key political figures in Denmark
Figure 4: Composition of Folketing (The Danish parliament)
Figure 5: Denmark’s historical GDP growth (1991–2010)
Figure 6: GDP and GDP growth rate in Denmark, 2004–14 (real GDP at constant 2000 prices)
Figure 7: GDP composition by sectors, 2010
Figure 8: Agricultural output of Denmark, 2005–10
Figure 9: Industrial output of Denmark, 2005–10
Figure 10: Service output of Denmark, 2005–10
Figure 11: External trade of Denmark, 2006–10
Figure 12: Consumer Price Index and Consumer Price Index-based inflation in Denmark, 2004–14
Figure 13: Unemployment in Denmark, 2004–14
Figure 14: Major religions of Denmark
Figure 15: Healthcare expenditure in Denmark, 2002–13
Figure 16: Education expenditure in Denmark, 2002–13
Figure 17: Growth rate of mobile and fixed line subscribers in Denmark, 2002–13
Figure 18: Internet users and growth rate in Denmark, 2002–13
Figure 19: R&D expenditure in Denmark, 2002–09
Figure 20: Carbon dioxide emissions in Denmark, 2002–13

TABLES
Table 1: Denmark – key fundamentals
Table 2: Denmark – key facts
Table 3: Analysis of Denmark’s political landscape
Table 4: Analysis of the Danish economy
Table 5: Analysis of Denmark’s social system
Table 6: Analysis of Denmark’s technology landscape
Table 7: Analysis of Denmark’s legal landscape
Table 8: Analysis of Denmark’s environmental landscape
Table 9: Mid-year population by age, 2010
Table 10: Patents received by USPTO, 2001–10
Table 11: Air pollution regulations in Denmark

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