Denmark Total Debt: % of GDP
1994 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Denmark Total Debt: % of GDP
- Denmark Total Debt accounted for 830.8 % of the country's GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 855.3 % in the previous year.
- Denmark Total Debt: % of GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1994 to Dec 2024.
- The data reached an all-time high of 958.6 % in Dec 2020 and a record low of 551.0 % in Dec 1994.
CEIC calculates annual Total Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual Total Debt and annual Nominal GDP. Total Debt is calculated as the sum of Special Drawing Rights (SDR), Currency & Deposit, Debt Securities, Loans, Insurance, Pension & Standard Guarantee Schemes and Other Accounts Payable. Statistics Denmark provides Total Debt in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency. Total Debt prior 2017 is based on old methodology.
View Denmark's Total Debt: % of GDP from 1994 to 2024 in the chart:
What was Denmark's Total Debt: % of GDP in 2024?
Denmark Total Debt accounted for 830.8 % of the country's GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 855.3 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 830.8 2024 | 855.3 2023 | 551.0 1994 | 958.6 2020 | % | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
Total Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia (%) | 267.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Mar 2026 |
| Austria (%) | 516.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 696.1 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Mar 2026 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 348.2 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 944.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 411.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Cyprus (%) | 1,096.1 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 388.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2026 |
| Denmark (%) | 830.8 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 380.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2026 |
| European Union (%) | 680.8 2025 | yearly | 2001 - 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 600.6 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| France (%) | 937.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 585.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 526.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 392.1 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Iceland (%) | 679.7 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Ireland (%) | 865.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 550.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Japan (%) | 1,156.9 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Jun 1998 - Mar 2026 |
| South Korea (%) | 705.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Mar 2026 |
| Latvia (%) | 339.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Lithuania (%) | 326.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 7,036.9 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 342.8 2025 | yearly | 2013 - 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 1,298.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2026 |
| Mexico (%) | 113.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Netherlands (%) | 958.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| New Zealand (%) | 586.2 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 593.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Poland (%) | 298.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 450.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Romania (%) | 244.9 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Slovakia (%) | 363.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 318.1 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2026 |
| Spain (%) | 551.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Sweden (%) | 753.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| Switzerland (%) | 899.3 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Taiwan, China (%) | 880.3 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Turkey (%) | 245.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Dec 2025 |
| Ukraine (%) | 235.5 2021 | yearly | 2009 - 2021 |
| United Kingdom (%) | 823.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Mar 2026 |
| United States (%) | 721.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1951 - Mar 2026 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | 2.6 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 1,462.696 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 51,726.694 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 43.3 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 129,567.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 26.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (DKK bn) | 1,912.461 2031 | yearly | 1980 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (DKK bn) | 1,125.692 2031 | yearly | 1992 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (DKK bn) | 1,893.313 2031 | yearly | 1980 - 2031 |
| Central Government Debt: Gross: Domestic (DKK bn) | 584.824 May 2026 | monthly | Dec 1990 - May 2026 |
| Central Government Debt: Gross: Foreign (DKK bn) | 21.989 May 2026 | monthly | Dec 1990 - May 2026 |
| Central Government Debt: Gross (DKK bn) | 606.813 May 2026 | monthly | Dec 1990 - May 2026 |
| General Government Revenue (DKK mn) | 375,434.000 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| General Government Expenditure: Capital (DKK mn) | 24,630.000 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| General Government Expenditure (DKK mn) | 366,100.000 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| General Government: Overall Surplus (DKK mn) | 9,334.000 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| General Government Expenditure: Current (DKK mn) | 268,269.000 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2018 |
| General Government Revenue: Current: Taxes on Production and Imports: ow Value A... (DKK mn) | 57,510.000 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2018 |
| General Government Revenue: Current (DKK mn) | 290,258.000 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2018 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 1.760 2031 | yearly | 1980 - 2031 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 3,882.1 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - May 2026 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 17,377.0 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - May 2026 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 6.9 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - May 2026 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 875,393.230 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 10,163,688.655 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 5,861,807.104 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 13,494.8 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - May 2026 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 5.9 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - May 2026 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 5,828,832.817 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,935,169.288 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 769.414 May 2026 | monthly | Jun 1976 - May 2026 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 398.166 May 2026 | monthly | Jun 1976 - May 2026 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 589.518 May 2026 | monthly | Jun 1976 - May 2026 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 1,069.480 May 2026 | monthly | Jun 1976 - May 2026 |
| Exports: BCP: China (DKK mn) | 3,322.452 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2022 - May 2026 |
| Exports: BCP: United States (DKK mn) | 5,141.334 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2022 - May 2026 |
| Imports: BCP: China (DKK mn) | 6,524.900 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2022 - May 2026 |
| Imports: BCP: United States (DKK mn) | 2,853.068 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2022 - May 2026 |
| Imports Volume Index: sa (2015=100) | 131.100 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2007 - May 2026 |
| Exports Volume Index: sa (2015=100) | 138.800 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2007 - May 2026 |
| Natural Gas Exports: Sweden (TJ) | 1,299.614 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Natural Gas Exports: Germany (TJ) | 4,719.207 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - May 2026 |
| Natural Gas Exports: Netherlands (TJ) | 2,387.353 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 1,334.3 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - May 2026 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 6,659.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 8.8 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | -2,624.2 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - May 2026 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | -1.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 3,165.986 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 2.7 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -177.4 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 3,389.337 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Mar 2026 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 687,617.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 140.6 2025 | yearly | 2005 - 2025 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 297,709.0 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 60.5 2025 | yearly | 2005 - 2025 |
| Total Debt: % of GDP (%) | 830.8 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 68.343 2031 | yearly | 1980 - 2031 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | 530,177.299 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (DKK mn) | -2,907.100 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (DKK mn) | 38,657.600 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services: Services (DKK mn) | 6,950.100 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (DKK mn) | -44,244.900 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services (DKK mn) | 30,756.800 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services: Goods f.o.b (DKK mn) | 23,806.600 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (DKK mn) | 10,808.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investments (DKK mn) | 8,536.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) | 36,506.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| Balance of Payment (BoP): Financial Account (FA): Net Assets (DKK mn) | -6,400.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Net Assets: Financial Derivatives (DKK mn) | -1,339.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Net Assets: Reserve Assets (DKK mn) | 910.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investments (DKK mn) | 5,270.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Net Assets: Other Investments (DKK mn) | -17,243.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) | 50,558.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Net Assets: Direct Investments (DKK mn) | 25,324.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (DKK mn) | 910.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Assets (DKK mn) | -12,426.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Liabilities (DKK mn) | -6,026.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Net Assets: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) | -14,052.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (DKK mn) | -46,406.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investments (DKK mn) | -16,788.000 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2026 |
| International Investment Position (IIP): Assets (DKK mn) | 11,707,838.000 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| International Investment Position (IIP): Liabilities (DKK mn) | 8,269,002.000 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| International Investment Position (IIP): Net (DKK mn) | 3,438,836.000 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Gross External Debt: Short Term (DKK bn) | 1,931.000 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Gross External Debt (DKK bn) | 4,445.000 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Gross External Debt: Long Term (DKK bn) | 2,514.000 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| No of Bankruptcy: Registry Based (Unit) | 370.000 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Jun 2026 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 88.1 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 262,824.386 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1991 - May 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 299,839.127 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1991 - May 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 5.3 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1992 - May 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 92,480.3 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - May 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 18.574 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 7.0 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - May 2026 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 9,735.592 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1962 - May 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 331,771.261 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 3.1 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Mar 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 750,006.4 May 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - May 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -11.6 May 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - May 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 11.800 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 23.200 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 405.301 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 1,083.700 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1953 - Dec 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 426,850.7 2025 | yearly | 1994 - 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 144,007.813 May 2026 | monthly | Oct 2013 - May 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 9.46 May 2026 | monthly | Oct 2014 - May 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 28.74 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (DKK bn) | 1,921.124 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1991 - May 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (DKK bn) | 1,694.655 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1991 - May 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3 (DKK bn) | 2,118.859 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 1991 - May 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (DKK bn) | 344.500 May 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - May 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets (DKK bn) | 706.100 May 2026 | monthly | Dec 1999 - May 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Gold (DKK bn) | 17.800 Dec 2018 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2018 |
| Payment Cards: Transactions: Value: Issued in Denmark (DKK mn) | 204,068.000 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Mar 2026 |
| Payment Cards: Transactions: Value: Issued Abroad (DKK mn) | 8,907.000 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Mar 2026 |
| Banks Loans: Outstanding: Financial Corporations (DKK mn) | 570,157.400 May 2026 | monthly | Oct 2013 - May 2026 |
| Banks Loans: Outstanding: Total (DKK mn) | 1,504,778.900 May 2026 | monthly | Oct 2013 - May 2026 |
| Banks Loans: Outstanding: Households (DKK mn) | 501,477.200 May 2026 | monthly | Oct 2013 - May 2026 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -5.5 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Jun 2026 |
| Business Sentiment Indicator: Retail Trade (1998-2024=100) | 99.900 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jun 2026 |
| Business Sentiment Indicator: Industry (1998-2024=100) | 90.800 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jun 2026 |
| Business Sentiment Indicator: Construction (1998-2024=100) | 101.500 Jun 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jun 2026 |
| Business Sentiment Indicator: Service Sector (1998-2024=100) | 105.500 Jun 2026 | monthly | Apr 2000 - Jun 2026 |
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