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Foreign service and development aid

§ 6 · Uden­rigs­min­is­ter­iet

2027 (bill)
23.2 bn DKK
Change from 2026
▲ 8.5 %+1.8 bn DKK (+8.5 %) · 2026: 21.4 bn DKK in expenses (net)
Per resident
3,854 DKKThe amount divided by the population on 1 July 2026 (6,031,699) – Statistics Denmark, FOLK1A
Share of the state's expenses
2.2 %Of the state's total expenses (the ministry's own total).

The figures are in current prices – they are not adjusted for price increases.

The largest changes within the area

The 15 main accounts with the largest change in DKK (of 47). Net amounts.

Main account20262027 (bill)Change
Reserver og budgetreguleringer§ 06.31.79 · Reserver620.9 m DKK in revenue (net)3.0 bn DKK in expenses (net)Changes between expense and revenue
Generelle bidrag til internationale humanitære organisationer§ 06.39.01 · Humanitær bistand og neksus indsatser925.0 m DKK85.0 m DKK840.0 m DKK less (−90.8 %)−840.0 m (−90.8 %)
Befolkning, Sundhed og Ligestilling§ 06.36.03 · Multilateral bistand gennem FN mv.953.3 m DKK405.0 m DKK548.3 m DKK less (−57.5 %)−548.3 m (−57.5 %)
De Forenede Nationers Udviklingsprogram (UNDP)§ 06.36.01 · Multilateral bistand gennem FN mv.570.0 m DKK220.0 m DKK350.0 m DKK less (−61.4 %)−350.0 m (−61.4 %)
De Forenede Nationers Børnefond (UNICEF)§ 06.36.02 · Multilateral bistand gennem FN mv.183.0 m DKK0 DKK183.0 m DKK less (−100.0 %)−183.0 m (−100.0 %)
Danmarks bidrag til Den Europæiske Fredsfacilitet§ 06.11.18 · Udenrigstjenesten mv.646.7 m DKK825.6 m DKK178.9 m DKK more (+27.7 %)+178.9 m (+27.7 %)
Udenrigstjenesten§ 06.11.01 · Udenrigstjenesten mv.2.8 bn DKK3.0 bn DKK152.8 m DKK more (+5.4 %)+152.8 m (+5.4 %)
Humanitære bidrag i akutte og langvarige kriser samt neksus- og civil­sam­fundsind­sat­ser§ 06.39.03 · Humanitær bistand og neksus indsatser2.8 bn DKK2.6 bn DKK139.0 m DKK less (−5.0 %)−139.0 m (−5.0 %)
Øvrig bistand§ 06.32.08 · Bilateral bistand961.5 m DKK861.0 m DKK100.5 m DKK less (−10.5 %)−100.5 m (−10.5 %)
Verdensbankgruppen§ 06.37.01 · Udviklingsbanker, -fonde og EU898.9 m DKK998.9 m DKK100.0 m DKK more (+11.1 %)+100.0 m (+11.1 %)
Udviklingslande i Afrika§ 06.32.01 · Bilateral bistand2.1 bn DKK2.0 bn DKK93.5 m DKK less (−4.4 %)−93.5 m (−4.4 %)
Uddannelse§ 06.36.04 · Multilateral bistand gennem FN mv.335.0 m DKK250.0 m DKK85.0 m DKK less (−25.4 %)−85.0 m (−25.4 %)
Mobilisering af finansiering til investeringer§ 06.38.01 · Partnerskaber for bæredygtig vækst og grøn omstilling900.0 m DKK970.0 m DKK70.0 m DKK more (+7.8 %)+70.0 m (+7.8 %)
Regionale udviklingsbanker§ 06.37.02 · Udviklingsbanker, -fonde og EU67.8 m DKK0 DKK67.8 m DKK less (−100.0 %)−67.8 m (−100.0 %)
Bistand gennem civil­sam­fund­sor­gan­isa­tion­er§ 06.33.01 · Bistand gennem civil­sam­fund­sor­gan­isa­tion­er345.0 m DKK408.0 m DKK63.0 m DKK more (+18.3 %)+63.0 m (+18.3 %)

Source: the Agency for Public Finance and Management (Økonomistyrelsen)– Forslag til Finanslov for 2027 (som fremsat i oktober 2026), retrieved 4 November 2026.