Business accounts statistics

Overview of the survey questions

You can download an overview of all the questions in the survey below - as a draft or as part of preparation for your report.

Please note, that some items in the online form can be pre-filled with relevant information from the company's annual financial report, previously submitted to the Danish Business Authority. Items that may be pre-filled are marked in the draft.

Typical time spent per report is approximately 1 hour.

See all of the questions: Business accounts statistics (PDF - draft)

Your report must always contain:

• The profit and loss statement (items no. 1-19), such as revenue, purchases of goods (materials), external labour/cost of subcontractors, rent and operational leasing. This data is usually found in the specifications to either the internal annual financial report or the annual tax report.
• Balance sheet items, which can be found in the annual financial report.
• Investments for the year, which can usually be found in the annual financial report, the internal annual financial report or the annual tax report.

Parent companies

If your company is a parent company, you should only report data for the parent company – not consolidated financial data and not for the entire group.

Staggered financial year

Companies with a staggered financial year must report for the financial year that has ended between 1 May 2025 and 30 April 2026. Read more under "Deadlines".

The new classification of economic activities concerning Danish companies - Dansk Branchekode 2025 (DB25) - became effective as of 1 January 2025. At Statistics Denmark, the new DB25 classifications will be gradually implemented in the data collection processes for all our business statistics over the course of the year 2026.

The new classification contains a new definition of factoryless goods production. This definition does not affect reporting to the "ordinary" Business accounts statistics, but does affect reporting to Business accounts statistics - large corporations.

Read more about the definition of factoryless goods production and how it affects reporting for large corporations

• How do you prepare your report?
• Can multiple employees contribute to a report?
• Is it possible to see previously submitted reports?
• Can you fill out the pages of the report in the order of your choice?
• Is data for the annual financial report submitted to the Danish Business Authority reused?
• Is it possible for an accountant or another third party to report on behalf of the company with a power of attorney?

A. Report via Statistics Denmark's online form

Some items in the online form may be pre-filled with relevant data from your annual financial report previously submitted to the Danish Business Authority. Read more here: Is data for the annual financial report submitted to the Danish Business Authority reused?

1. Choose "Start reporting" below.
2. Select "Indberet for [period]", enter your data and submit.

See all of the questions: Business accounts statistics (PDF - draft)

Power of attorney

If you want your accountant/auditor to report on your behalf, you must first create a business power of attorney. Read about the agreement here: Create a business power of attorney, if your accountant/auditor reports on your behalf.  

Information security and data confidentiality

Read about information security and data confidentiality 

Is data for the annual financial report submitted to the Danish Business Authority reused?

B. Report XBRL format with Statistics Denmark's taxonomy - via virk.dk

All companies can report Business accounts statistics in XBRL format. It is important to use Statistics Denmark's taxonomy, which contains more data than the annual financial report to the Danish Business Authority. The XBRL file can be created either via accounting software or by using the template below.

Download the XBRL template with Statistics Denmark’s taxonomy (also includes instructions)

1. Create the XBRL file (if using the template follow the instructions in the file).
2. Select "Go to "Regnskab - Special" below - you will be redirected to virk.dk.
3. Log in with MitID.
4. Select ”Regnskabsstatistik til Danmarks Statistik”.
5. Upload the XBRL file.
6. Select "Indberet Regnskab".
7. Check whether you have received a receipt confirmation for your report.

Information security and data confidentiality

Read about information security and data confidentiality

Reporting is mandatory by law.

Due to EU legislation, Denmark is required to produce a range of business statistics.

Act on Statistics Denmark, Section 8-12a obliges companies to report data for statistical use.

The number of companies required to report

Approximately 9,000 companies are required to report every year.

How are the companies selected?

These statistics include companies in the non-agricultural private sector. The statistics do not include agriculture, fishing, financial institutions, insurance, social housing, public administration etc.

Large companies: Companies with 50 or more employees (full-time equivalents) - as well as companies with an annual revenue (incl. VAT) of DKK 200 million or higher - are always included in the sample.

Read more about data collection from companies (in Danish).

Companies can voluntarily state their time spent the online form. Companies typically spend approximately 1 hour on this report – including getting access, data retrieval, data entry, and, in some cases, contacting our support. Based on the typical time spent per report, the total time spent by the business sector is estimated at 8,557 hours per year.