Denmark Business Confidence Growth

1986 - 2026 | Monthly | % Point | CEIC Data

Key information about Denmark Business Confidence Growth

  • Denmark Business Confidence dropped by 10.8 % in Apr 2026, compared with a decrease of 19.9 % YoY in the previous month.
  • Denmark Business Confidence: YoY Change is updated monthly, available from Jan 1986 to Apr 2026, with an averaged rate of 6.1 %.
  • The data reached an all-high of 38.9 % in Mar 2010 and a record low of -38.6 % in Jan 2009.

CEIC calculates monthly Business Confidence Change from monthly Industrial Confidence Indicator. The European Commission's Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs provides Industrial Confidence Indicator with range from -100 to 100 with neutral point 0. Business Confidence covers Manufacturing sector only.

View Denmark's Business Confidence Growth from Jan 1986 to Apr 2026 in the chart:

Denmark Business Confidence Growth

What was Denmark's Business Confidence Growth in Apr 2026?

Denmark Business Confidence dropped by 10.8 % in Apr 2026, compared with a decrease of 19.9 % YoY in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-10.8 Apr 2026 -19.9 Mar 2026 -38.6 Jan 2009 38.9 Mar 2010 % Point monthly Jan 1986 - Apr 2026

Business Confidence Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (% Point) -0.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2017 - Mar 2026
Armenia (% Point) -3.7 Jun 2016 quarterly Sep 2006 - Jun 2016
Australia (% Point) -23.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 2013 - Apr 2026
Austria (% Point) 2.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Apr 2026
Belarus (% Point) -9.6 Aug 2014 monthly Dec 2006 - Aug 2014
Belgium (% Point) 1.3 May 2026 monthly Jan 1981 - May 2026
Brazil (% Point) -1.6 May 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2026
Bulgaria (% Point) -2.6 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
Canada (% Point) 19.6 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - Apr 2026
Chile (% Point) 8.3 May 2026 monthly Nov 2004 - May 2026
China (% Point) 1.0 May 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - May 2026
Colombia (% Point) -1.6 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1981 - Apr 2026
Croatia (% Point) 4.6 Apr 2026 monthly May 2009 - Apr 2026
Cyprus (% Point) -22.1 Apr 2026 monthly May 2003 - Apr 2026
Czech Republic (% Point) 0.0 May 2026 monthly Mar 1994 - May 2026
Denmark (% Point) -10.8 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Apr 2026
Ecuador (% Point) -16.2 Apr 2026 monthly Feb 2011 - Apr 2026
Estonia (% Point) -1.6 Apr 2026 monthly May 2002 - Apr 2026
European Union (% Point) 2.7 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Apr 2026
Finland (% Point) 10.9 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
France (% Point) -2.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Apr 2026
Georgia (% Point) 12.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2014 - Mar 2026
Germany (% Point) 2.7 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2026
Ghana (%) 10.4 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2013 - Feb 2026
Greece (% Point) -3.7 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Apr 2026
Hong Kong SAR, China (% Point) 4.0 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2026
Hungary (% Point) 5.1 May 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2026
Iceland (% Point) -107.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2026
India (% Point) 1.3 Jun 2026 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2026
Indonesia (% Point) 2.7 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2026
Israel (% Point) -7.9 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2016 - Apr 2026
Italy (% Point) 1.9 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Apr 2026
Japan (% Point) 3.0 Jun 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2026
Kazakhstan (% Point) 1.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
South Korea (% Point) 9.0 Jun 2026 monthly Feb 2004 - Jun 2026
Latvia (% Point) 2.1 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1994 - Nov 2025
Lithuania (% Point) 1.0 May 2026 monthly Apr 2004 - May 2026
Luxembourg (% Point) -10.7 May 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - May 2026
North Macedonia (% Point) -2.9 Dec 2022 monthly Apr 2002 - Dec 2022
Malaysia (% Point) 25.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Malta (% Point) -20.0 Apr 2026 monthly Nov 2003 - Apr 2026
Mauritius (% Point) -9.1 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2019
Mexico (% Point) -4.0 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
Mozambique (% Point) 8.9 Jun 2021 monthly Jan 2005 - Jun 2021
Netherlands (% Point) 1.7 May 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - May 2026
New Zealand (% Point) 10.2 Oct 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2025
Nigeria (% Point) -3.6 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 2015 - Apr 2026
Norway (% Point) 6.1 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2005 - Nov 2025
Palestinian Territory (% Point) 3.8 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 2014 - Jan 2026
Peru (% Point) -15.1 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2003 - Apr 2026
Philippines (% Point) -15.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Dec 2025
Poland (% Point) 3.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Nov 2025
Portugal (% Point) 0.3 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Apr 2026
Qatar (% Point) -3.6 Mar 2020 quarterly Jun 2015 - Mar 2020
Romania (% Point) -2.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 1992 - Apr 2026
Russia (% Point) -4.0 May 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - May 2026
Serbia (% Point) -1.3 May 2026 monthly May 2014 - May 2026
Singapore (% Point) 2.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Apr 2026
Slovakia (% Point) 7.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
Slovenia (% Point) 1.8 May 2026 monthly May 1996 - May 2026
South Africa (% Point) 13.9 Apr 2026 monthly Sep 2000 - Apr 2026
Spain (% Point) 2.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Sri Lanka (% Point) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly May 2016 - Oct 2025
Sweden (% Point) 7.2 May 2026 monthly Nov 1995 - May 2026
Switzerland (% Point) 29.8 May 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - May 2026
Taiwan, China (% Point) -3.2 Mar 2018 monthly May 2013 - Mar 2018
Thailand (% Point) -8.4 May 2026 monthly Feb 2000 - May 2026
Turkey (% Point) 2.4 May 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - May 2026
Ukraine (% Point) -2.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2013 - Dec 2025
United Kingdom (% Point) 8.4 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 1986 - Dec 2020
United States (% Point) 10.8 May 2026 monthly Jan 1949 - May 2026
Uruguay (% Point) -13.4 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jan 2026

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Denmark Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -751.453 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 54,121.124 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 42.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 134,380.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 27.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
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: Foreign (DKK bn) 21.137 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1990 - Apr 2026
Central Government Debt: Gross: Domestic (DKK bn) 577.660 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1990 - Apr 2026
Central Government Debt: Gross (DKK bn) 598.797 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1990 - Apr 2026
General Government Expenditure (DKK mn) 401,156.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
General Government: Overall Surplus (DKK mn) -4,823.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
General Government Expenditure: Capital (DKK mn) 48,670.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
General Government Revenue (DKK mn) 396,333.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
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) 4,930.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 17,555.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Mar 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 875,393.230 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 8,533,222.198 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 5,485,857.096 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 12,624.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 3.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Mar 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 5,090,831.404 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,784,992.379 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 740.322 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 1976 - Mar 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 451.202 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 1976 - Mar 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 766.684 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 1976 - Mar 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,028.599 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 1976 - Mar 2026
Exports: BCP: China (DKK mn) 4,862.824 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2022 - Mar 2026
Exports: BCP: United States (DKK mn) 4,927.442 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2022 - Mar 2026
Imports: BCP: China (DKK mn) 6,613.044 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2022 - Mar 2026
Imports: BCP: United States (DKK mn) 2,696.295 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2022 - Mar 2026
Imports Volume Index: sa (2015=100) 129.200 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Exports Volume Index: sa (2015=100) 127.500 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Natural Gas Exports: Sweden (TJ) 1,299.614 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Natural Gas Exports: Germany (TJ) 2,610.748 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 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) 4,225.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 6,659.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 9.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 1,094.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 2,505.521 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -3,002.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 5,991.166 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 687,617.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 142.9 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 294,468.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 61.2 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 847.5 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 68.343 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 506,046.983 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (DKK mn) 8,616.500 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (DKK mn) 2,991.600 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (DKK mn) -24,738.900 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services (DKK mn) 30,363.900 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services: Services (DKK mn) -2,456.300 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (DKK mn) -17,495.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services: Goods f.o.b (DKK mn) 32,820.200 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investments (DKK mn) 68,639.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Financial Derivatives (DKK mn) 11,796.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Balance of Payment (BoP): Financial Account (FA): Net Assets (DKK mn) -9,100.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investments (DKK mn) 27,317.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Other Investments (DKK mn) 4,117.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Assets (DKK mn) 58,266.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Reserve Assets (DKK mn) -1,668.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) -11,360.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) 32,227.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (DKK mn) -28,779.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Direct Investments (DKK mn) 20,242.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Liabilities (DKK mn) 67,366.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) -43,587.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investments (DKK mn) 7,075.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (DKK mn) -1,668.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
International Investment Position (IIP): Assets (DKK mn) 11,565,300.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
International Investment Position (IIP): Liabilities (DKK mn) 8,344,817.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (DKK mn) 3,220,483.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: Long Term (DKK bn) 2,502.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt: Short Term (DKK bn) 1,874.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Gross External Debt (DKK bn) 4,376.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
No of Bankruptcy: Registry Based (Unit) 391.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - May 2026
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 89.8 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 261,959.805 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 299,260.903 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
M2 Growth (%) 5.4 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 92,542.9 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 18.898 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 9,872.706 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1962 - Apr 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) 403.192 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 1,064.634 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1953 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 425,567.9 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 143,950.338 Apr 2026 monthly Oct 2013 - Apr 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 9.46 Apr 2026 monthly Oct 2014 - Apr 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 29.23 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2013 - Mar 2026
Money Supply: M3 (DKK bn) 2,085.911 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2 (DKK bn) 1,900.022 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (DKK bn) 1,673.457 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (DKK bn) 343.300 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Official Reserve Assets (DKK bn) 698.800 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 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) 560,060.000 Apr 2026 monthly Oct 2013 - Apr 2026
Banks Loans: Outstanding: Total (DKK mn) 1,490,941.700 Apr 2026 monthly Oct 2013 - Apr 2026
Banks Loans: Outstanding: Households (DKK mn) 499,458.800 Apr 2026 monthly Oct 2013 - Apr 2026
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -10.8 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Apr 2026
Business Sentiment Indicator: Retail Trade (1998-2024=100) 101.900 May 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - May 2026
Business Sentiment Indicator: Industry (1998-2024=100) 93.500 May 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - May 2026
Business Sentiment Indicator: Construction (1998-2024=100) 101.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - May 2026
Business Sentiment Indicator: Service Sector (1998-2024=100) 108.900 May 2026 monthly Apr 2000 - May 2026

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