Adjusted savings: gross savings in Denmark
Denmark: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 31.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Denmark, 1975–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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.