Denmark
EU-27 · statistics to 2024–25 · policy framework at end-2025 · policy coded from the 2025 mid-term review report and the documents it cites
67.0composite, 0–100
15 / 45rank · 14 of 27 in EU-27
−0.5change since 2015, time-varying indicators
DenmarkEU-27 average
Dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Rank /45 | EU-27 | EU-27 | Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political | 74.8 | 14 | 71.5 | 71.5 | 7 / 8 |
| Economic | 55.4 | 27 | 62.8 | 62.8 | 13 / 20 |
| Legal | 77.3 | 8 | 63.8 | 63.8 | 7 / 12 |
| Institutional | 72.5 | 11 | 61.9 | 61.9 | 9 / 16 |
| Financial | 55.0 | 26 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 3 / 7 |
| Composite | 67.0 | 15 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 39 / 63 |
Indicators = scored now / in the full SEI matrix. Ties share a rank.
Composite, 2015–2024
DenmarkEU-27 average
Same goalposts every year. Legal and financial scores are held at their single readings, so change comes from governance, social and labour statistics, firm demography and early-stage entrepreneurship.
Social-enterprise policy and legal framework, end-2025
| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 No national SE strategy; earlier National Strategy for Social Enterprise (2014) discontinued; 2023 Cross-Party Agreement on Democratic Enter · source | 2/3 |
| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs and Danish Business Authority (RSV); 2022 expert working group; civil-society networks · source | 1/2 |
| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 Reserved-contract provisions in procurement legislation; municipal procurement policies (Copenhagen 2023–2026, Odense, Odsherred) · source | 1/2 |
| Official SE definition 3.1 Act on Registered Social Enterprises (five RSV criteria) · source | 1/1 |
| Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 Act on Registered Social Enterprises (Act 711/2014, RSV registration); 2024 amendment improving conditions for democratic enterprises · source | 1/2 |
| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 Fragmented NGO/university support (Kooperationen, SED, Reach for Change, Greencubator, Roskilde University centre); VIRK portal; National Gr · source | 1/2 |
| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 ESF+ 2021–2027 Denmark programme (Priority 1 labour-market inclusion, Priority 5 social innovation); InvestEU/EIF with Merkur (SME green tra · source | 1/2 |
| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 No dedicated SE funding line for enterprises; DKK 22m (2023–2026 Finance Act) for democratic-enterprise enabling measures; ESF+ priorities · source | 1/2 |
Policy composite 58.3 of 100 (mean of the eight codes).
Cite this profile
Social Entrepreneurship Observatory & SENIC. (2026). Denmark: SEI 2026 country profile (provisional edition, version 0.9.1). Social Entrepreneurship Index. https://seindex.org/countries/denmark/