Innovation
What is the extent of innovation in Denmark? On this page, you can find information on innovation activities in the business enterprise sector, including the share of innovative enterprises in Denmark. For an activity to be considered as innovation, the product, process, etc. must be new or significantly changed, at least for the enterprise itself.,
Innovation
, Innovation is the introduction of new or significantly improved, products, manufacturing processes, organisational methods, sales promotional activities. The R&D activities of the enterprises are regarded as part of the innovation activities.,
Product Innovation
, Development and introduction of new or significantly improved products. Products must be new for the enterprise, but can have been developed or introduced by other enterprises.,
Process innovation
, Development of new or improved processes for one or more business functions, which is significantly different from previous processes or functions., Innovative enterprises by industry and innovation type, The chart shows the share of enterprises in Denmark that have introduced product or process innovation. The enterprises are distributed by industry and type of innovation. An enterprise may be both product and process innovative and will therefore be included in both categories. The statistics are based on sample survey of approximately 20,000 enterprises. The figures are preliminary., In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Innovative enterprises (INN22), More about the figure, Last update, 12.12.2025, Next update, 14.12.2026, Source data, The statistics are compiled on the basis of questionnaires collected from app. 3,500 enterprises drawn as a sample from a population of app. 22,000 enterprises. The statistics are collected as one part of a single questionnaire, that also covers enterprises' research and development (R&D). The enterprises are sampled depending on the number of full-time equivalents and type of activity (NACE). All enterprises with 100 or more full-time equivalents are included in the sample, and the likeliness of being chosen for the sample decreases in line with decrease in number of full-time equivalents. The probability of selection is higher within types of activities that are more R&D-intensive than within activities where R&D is less frequent. The enterprises in the sample are randomly selected., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Innovation in the private sector, Innovative enterprises by size, The chart shows the share of enterprises in Denmark that have introduced product or process innovation. The enterprises are distributed by size (full time equivalents) and type of innovation. The statistics are based on sample survey of approximately 20,000 enterprises. The figures are preliminary ., In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Innovative enterprises (INN22), More about the figure, Last update, 12.12.2025, Next update, 14.12.2026, Source data, The statistics are compiled on the basis of questionnaires collected from app. 3,500 enterprises drawn as a sample from a population of app. 22,000 enterprises. The statistics are collected as one part of a single questionnaire, that also covers enterprises' research and development (R&D). The enterprises are sampled depending on the number of full-time equivalents and type of activity (NACE). All enterprises with 100 or more full-time equivalents are included in the sample, and the likeliness of being chosen for the sample decreases in line with decrease in number of full-time equivalents. The probability of selection is higher within types of activities that are more R&D-intensive than within activities where R&D is less frequent. The enterprises in the sample are randomly selected., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Innovation in the private sector, Innovation expenditures in the business enterprise sector, The chart shows how innovation expenditure in the business enterprise sector is distributed across different expenditure items. The figures are preliminary., In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Enterprises expenses for own R&D (INN21), More about the figure, Last update, 12.12.2025, Next update, 14.12.2026, Source data, The statistics are compiled on the basis of questionnaires collected from app. 3,500 enterprises drawn as a sample from a population of app. 22,000 enterprises. The statistics are collected as one part of a single questionnaire, that also covers enterprises' research and development (R&D). The enterprises are sampled depending on the number of full-time equivalents and type of activity (NACE). All enterprises with 100 or more full-time equivalents are included in the sample, and the likeliness of being chosen for the sample decreases in line with decrease in number of full-time equivalents. The probability of selection is higher within types of activities that are more R&D-intensive than within activities where R&D is less frequent. The enterprises in the sample are randomly selected., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Innovation in the private sector, On the statistics – documentation, sources and method, Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published., See the documentation of statistics to learn more:, Innovation in the private sector, The purpose of the innovation survey is to examine the scope, the nature and the effect of innovation in the business sector including the innovation activities. Data will be collected enabling comparisons over time. The survey is conducted in accordance with the EU and
OECD guidelines for innovation statistics described in the Oslo Manual. Danish data are thereby comparable with data from other EU countries. From the reference year 2007 statistics are compiled on a yearly basis, but only directly comparable from 2020 forward., Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Innovation in the private sector, Public Sector Innovation, The purpose of these statistics is to uncover the extent and types of public sector innovation. The survey is conducted according to EU and OECD guidelines concerning innovation statistics. , Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Public Sector Innovation, Need more data on Innovation?, Go on searching on your own in Statbank Denmark. Find more detailed figures, e.g. on innovation expenditure in the business enterprise sector, and the extent of innovation in the public sector., Go to the StatBank, Contact, Julius Gotthardt Møller, Phone: +45 23 74 66 48, Mail: , jgm@dst.dk
https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/uddannelse-og-forskning/forskning-udvikling-og-innovation/innovation
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