Denmark External Debt: % of GDP

2005 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Denmark External Debt: % of GDP

  • Denmark External Debt accounted for 142.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 136.7 % in the previous year.
  • Denmark External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2005 to Dec 2024.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 185.2 % in Dec 2010 and a record low of 128.7 % in Dec 2022.

CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly External Debt and annual Nominal GDP. Denmark National Bank provides External Debt in local currency. Statistics Denmark provides Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about Denmark External Debt: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Denmark, Current Account recorded a surplus of 6.7 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 5.6 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Denmark Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 5.0 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 2.1 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • The country's External Debt reached 675,848.4 in Jun 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 120.1 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Denmark's External Debt: % of GDP from 2005 to 2024 in the chart:

Denmark External Debt: % of GDP

What was Denmark's External Debt: % of GDP in 2024?

Denmark External Debt accounted for 142.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 136.7 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
142.2 2024 136.7 2023 128.7 2022 185.2 2010 % yearly 2005 - 2024

External Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 40.5 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Algeria (%) 1.1 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Argentina (%) 43.5 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Armenia (%) 62.9 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Australia (%) 113.4 2024 yearly 1988 - 2024
Austria (%) 154.5 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 14.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2021
Bangladesh (%) 11.4 2017 yearly 1997 - 2017
Belarus (%) 46.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Belgium (%) 242.6 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Bolivia (%) 33.0 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 17.0 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Botswana (%) 7.8 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Brazil (%) 27.7 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 47.6 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Cambodia (%) 45.4 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Canada (%) 146.4 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Chile (%) 74.2 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
China (%) 12.9 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
Colombia (%) 51.3 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Croatia (%) 74.3 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Cyprus (%) 698.3 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Czech Republic (%) 65.4 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Denmark (%) 142.2 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Ecuador (%) 47.8 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Egypt (%) 44.5 Mar 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Mar 2025
Estonia (%) 97.8 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
European Union (%) 109.7 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Finland (%) 203.5 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
France (%) 250.2 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Georgia (%) 73.6 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Germany (%) 147.6 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Ghana (%) 34.4 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Greece (%) 243.2 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 467.1 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Hungary (%) 142.9 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Iceland (%) 71.9 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
India (%) 19.1 2025 yearly 1970 - 2025
Indonesia (%) 30.4 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Iran (%) 0.8 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Ireland (%) 544.0 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Israel (%) 27.2 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Italy (%) 120.8 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 34.4 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Japan (%) 112.7 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Jordan (%) 80.3 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 59.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 31.2 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
South Korea (%) 35.9 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Kosovo (%) 40.7 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Kuwait (%) 41.5 2024 yearly 2014 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 70.8 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Laos (%) 68.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Latvia (%) 109.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Lebanon (%) 17.4 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 77.4 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Luxembourg (%) 4,148.6 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
North Macedonia (%) 79.2 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Malawi (%) 60.1 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 69.9 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Malta (%) 836.7 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Mauritius (%) 1,221.8 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Mexico (%) 32.2 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Moldova (%) 56.7 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Mongolia (%) 157.9 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Montenegro (%) 112.7 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Morocco (%) 50.8 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Mozambique (%) 49.2 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Myanmar (%) 18.9 2023 yearly 2018 - 2023
Nepal (%) 17.3 2016 yearly 2001 - 2016
Netherlands (%) 349.4 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
New Zealand (%) 94.7 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Nigeria (%) 18.6 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
Norway (%) 155.3 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 33.1 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 15.3 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Panama (%) 169.8 2021 yearly 2014 - 2021
Paraguay (%) 58.8 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Peru (%) 36.7 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Philippines (%) 29.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Poland (%) 51.8 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Portugal (%) 144.8 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Qatar (%) 106.1 2018 yearly 2000 - 2018
Romania (%) 57.5 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Russia (%) 13.3 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Serbia (%) 60.5 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Singapore (%) 407.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Slovakia (%) 100.9 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Slovenia (%) 87.9 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
South Africa (%) 42.0 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
Spain (%) 162.5 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Sudan (%) 202.2 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (%) 169.1 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Switzerland (%) 233.9 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Taiwan (%) 27.4 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Tajikistan (%) 37.7 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Thailand (%) 35.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Tunisia (%) 83.8 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Turkey (%) 38.2 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024

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Denmark Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 4,386.136 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 51,741.867 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 44.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 140,044.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (DKK bn) 1,840.206 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (DKK bn) 1,109.412 2030 yearly 1992 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (DKK bn) 1,820.316 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Central Government Debt: Gross: Foreign (DKK bn) 32.144 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Central Government Debt: Gross (DKK bn) 620.252 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Central Government Debt: Gross: Domestic (DKK bn) 588.108 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
General Government Expenditure: Capital (DKK mn) 29,967.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
General Government Expenditure (DKK mn) 336,001.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
General Government Expenditure: Current (DKK mn) 268,269.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2018
General Government: Overall Surplus (DKK mn) 20,936.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
General Government Revenue (DKK mn) 356,936.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
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 (%) 1.400 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) 4,740.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 17,236.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 13.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
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) 12,495.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 3.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
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) 953.974 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1975 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 389.996 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1975 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 651.680 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1975 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 954.147 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1975 - Sep 2025
Natural Gas Exports: Sweden (TJ) 1,837.036 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Natural Gas Exports: Germany (TJ) 331.595 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Natural Gas Exports: Netherlands (TJ) 5,977.642 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 5,005.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 6,659.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 15.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 5,640.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 2,119.772 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -1,429.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -5,849.395 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 675,848.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 142.2 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 300,219.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 66.5 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 838.8 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 63.225 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 409,941.628 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services: Services (DKK mn) 1,781.600 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (DKK mn) 30,001.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (DKK mn) -4,888.300 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (DKK mn) 25,422.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services (DKK mn) 24,909.200 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods and Services: Goods f.o.b (DKK mn) 23,127.700 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (DKK mn) 9,980.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) -31,657.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investments (DKK mn) 19,620.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Balance of Payment (BoP): Financial Account (FA): Net Assets (DKK mn) 55,648.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Assets (DKK mn) -52,280.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Financial Derivatives (DKK mn) 7,696.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investments (DKK mn) -32,890.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Direct Investments (DKK mn) 26,508.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) -18,836.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Reserve Assets (DKK mn) 8.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investments (DKK mn) -12,821.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Net Assets: Other Investments (DKK mn) 40,272.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (DKK mn) -47,633.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities (DKK mn) -107,928.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (DKK mn) 8.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investments (DKK mn) -6,888.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
International Investment Position (IIP): Assets (DKK mn) 11,023,977.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Liabilities (DKK mn) 9,398,066.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (DKK mn) 1,625,911.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt (DKK bn) 3,945.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: Long Term (DKK bn) 2,204.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Gross External Debt: Short Term (DKK bn) 1,741.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 92.7 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 186,387.350 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2017
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 203,577.099 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2017
M2 Growth (%) 3.4 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1996 - Aug 2017
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 91,259.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 19.968 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 7.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 8,563.258 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1962 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 332,043.468 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 4.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 713,492.7 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Feb 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -8.9 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 12.100 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 24.100 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 364.973 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Mar 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 932.998 Mar 2025 quarterly Sep 1953 - Mar 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 383,590.8 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 134,236.092 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2013 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.95 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2014 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 28.26 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2 (DKK bn) 1,850.151 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (DKK bn) 1,631.711 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Money Supply: M3 (DKK bn) 2,021.417 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Official Reserve Assets (DKK bn) 720.200 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Oct 2025
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (DKK bn) 355.400 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Money Supply: M2: M1: sa (DKK bn) 1,165.480 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2017
Money Supply: M2: sa (DKK bn) 1,272.968 Aug 2017 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2017
Official Reserve Assets: Gold (DKK bn) 17.800 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2018
Payment Cards: Transactions: Value: Issued in Denmark (DKK mn) 211,930.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2024
Payment Cards: Transactions: Value: Issued Abroad (DKK mn) 14,419.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2024
Banks Loans: Outstanding: Financial Corporations (DKK mn) 552,339.300 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2013 - Oct 2025
Banks Loans: Outstanding: Total (DKK mn) 1,434,107.300 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2013 - Oct 2025
Banks Loans: Outstanding: Households (DKK mn) 474,912.600 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2013 - Oct 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -20.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2025
Business Sentiment Indicator: Retail Trade (1998-2024=100) 102.400 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2025
Business Sentiment Indicator: Industry (1998-2024=100) 107.300 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2025
Business Sentiment Indicator: Construction (1998-2024=100) 102.000 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2025
Business Sentiment Indicator: Service Sector (1998-2024=100) 107.100 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Feb 2025

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