Denmark Total Debt: % of GDP
1994 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Denmark Total Debt: % of GDP
- Denmark Total Debt accounted for 847.5 % of the country's GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 853.2 % 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 847.5 % of the country's GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 853.2 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 847.5 2024 | 853.2 2023 | 551.0 1994 | 958.6 2020 | % | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
Total Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia (%) | 267.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Dec 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 517.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 695.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 348.2 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 944.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 412.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 1,096.1 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 387.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 847.5 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 383.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 688.5 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Finland (%) | 600.6 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| France (%) | 940.9 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 (%) | 383.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 679.7 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Ireland (%) | 816.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 550.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Japan (%) | 1,167.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| South Korea (%) | 715.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Latvia (%) | 339.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Lithuania (%) | 327.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 7,000.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 342.8 2025 | yearly | 2013 - 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 1,304.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 114.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 925.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 586.2 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 592.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 298.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 458.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Romania (%) | 245.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 372.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 318.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 551.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Sweden (%) | 742.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 899.6 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 (%) | 825.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Dec 2025 |
| United States (%) | 719.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1951 - Dec 2025 |
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| 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: Domestic (DKK bn) | 571.119 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Mar 2026 |
| Central Government Debt: Gross: Foreign (DKK bn) | 21.611 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Mar 2026 |
| Central Government Debt: Gross (DKK bn) | 592.729 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Mar 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 Revenue (DKK mn) | 396,333.000 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 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) | 2,553.409 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Feb 2026 |
| Natural Gas Exports: Germany (TJ) | 0.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Feb 2026 |
| Natural Gas Exports: Netherlands (TJ) | 2,246.627 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Feb 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 (%) | 14.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 1,094.3 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 6.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 2,505.521 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 11.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| 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 |
| BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (DKK mn) | 2,991.600 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (DKK mn) | 8,616.500 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: Net Errors and Omissions (DKK mn) | -17,495.000 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: Primary Income (DKK mn) | -24,738.900 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: FA: Net Assets: Financial Derivatives (DKK mn) | 11,796.000 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: Assets (DKK mn) | 58,266.000 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: Other Investments (DKK mn) | 4,117.000 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: 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: Direct Investments (DKK mn) | 7,075.000 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: 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: Assets: Reserve Assets (DKK mn) | -1,668.000 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| BoP: FA: Liabilities (DKK mn) | 67,366.000 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 |
| 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 |
| International Investment Position (IIP): Assets (DKK mn) | 11,565,300.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Gross External Debt (DKK bn) | 4,376.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 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 |
| No of Bankruptcy: Registry Based (Unit) | 377.000 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Apr 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) | 257,843.386 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 289,311.026 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 2.5 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 89,698.1 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 18.519 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 6.8 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 9,944.189 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1962 - Mar 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) | 139,268.616 Mar 2026 | monthly | Oct 2013 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 9.71 Mar 2026 | monthly | Oct 2014 - Mar 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 28.74 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (DKK bn) | 1,854.570 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3 (DKK bn) | 2,049.786 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (DKK bn) | 1,644.114 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Mar 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) | 556,676.700 Mar 2026 | monthly | Oct 2013 - Mar 2026 |
| Banks Loans: Outstanding: Total (DKK mn) | 1,473,573.400 Mar 2026 | monthly | Oct 2013 - Mar 2026 |
| Banks Loans: Outstanding: Households (DKK mn) | 491,648.800 Mar 2026 | monthly | Oct 2013 - Mar 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) | 103.300 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Apr 2026 |
| Business Sentiment Indicator: Industry (1998-2024=100) | 100.700 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Apr 2026 |
| Business Sentiment Indicator: Construction (1998-2024=100) | 100.800 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Apr 2026 |
| Business Sentiment Indicator: Service Sector (1998-2024=100) | 107.600 Apr 2026 | monthly | Apr 2000 - Apr 2026 |
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