Statistics 2025

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2025 in Figures: Case Distribution at the Danish Institute of Arbitration

In 2025, the DIA registered 134 cases.

Compared with 2024, the number of international arbitration cases increased by 20 percent in 2025. The proportion of cases conducted by three-member tribunals increased from 35 percent in 2024 to 42 percent in 2025.

The parties involved in cases registered in 2025 represented 24 different nationalities (including Denmark).

For arbitration cases concluded with awards, the average duration decreased in 2025. International cases had an average duration of 15 months, while domestic cases had an average duration of 9 months. In 2025, 62 final arbitration awards were rendered.

Gender Diversity

In 2025, 27 percent of all appointments were women.

Of the appointments made by the parties, including appointments of co-arbitrators, 13 percent were women.

Of the appointments made by the DIA, 39 percent were women.

Of all three-member tribunals constituted in 2025, 29 percent had a female chairperson.