Adjusted savings: gross savings in Denmark

Denmark: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 31.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
31.0%
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
39th
of 178 countries
All-time high
31.0%
in 2021
All-time low
15.7%
in 1981
Years of data
47
1975–2021

Adjusted savings: gross savings in Denmark, 1975–2021

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Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings in Denmark is 31.0%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Denmark peaked at 31.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1981.

Denmark ranks 39th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: gross savings in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) in Denmark, 1975 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1975 21.3%
1976 21.1% -0.9%
1977 21.7% +2.9%
1978 22.1% +1.7%
1979 20.7% -6.3%
1980 18.4% -11.1%
1981 15.7% -14.7%
1982 15.8% +0.8%
1983 17.5% +10.6%
1984 19.3% +10.4%
1985 19.5% +1.1%
1986 20.7% +5.9%
1987 21.7% +4.7%
1988 21.9% +1.0%
1989 22.2% +1.6%
1990 23.5% +5.4%
1991 22.4% -4.3%
1992 22.9% +1.8%
1993 22.6% -1.3%
1994 22.2% -1.8%
1995 23.3% +5.0%
1996 23.4% +0.6%
1997 24.3% +3.8%
1998 23.8% -1.9%
1999 24.6% +3.1%
2000 25.5% +4.0%
2001 26.3% +3.1%
2002 25.6% -2.8%
2003 25.4% -0.6%
2004 25.8% +1.4%
2005 26.2% +1.6%
2006 27.3% +4.3%
2007 26.6% -2.6%
2008 26.6% -0.1%
2009 22.3% -16.0%
2010 24.2% +8.4%
2011 25.2% +3.9%
2012 25.2% -0.0%
2013 26.6% +5.7%
2014 28.0% +5.2%
2015 28.0% +0.1%
2016 28.8% +2.9%
2017 29.4% +2.0%
2018 29.1% -1.2%
2019 29.5% +1.4%
2020 29.6% +0.3%
2021 31.0% +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 21.4% 20.7% 22.1% 5
1980s 19.3% 15.7% 22.2% 10
1990s 23.3% 22.2% 24.6% 10
2000s 25.8% 22.3% 27.3% 10
2010s 27.4% 24.2% 29.5% 10
2020s 30.3% 29.6% 31.0% 2

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 36 Malta 31.2% compare
  2. 37 Estonia 31.1% compare
  3. 38 Tajikistan 31.0% compare
  4. 40 Myanmar 30.8% compare
  5. 41 Iraq 30.8% compare
  6. 42 Türkiye 30.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Denmark?
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Denmark was 31.0% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2021.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1981.
How does Denmark rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
Denmark ranks 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 7,707 data points, 1970–2021
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.