Adjusted savings: net national savings in Denmark
Denmark: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 14.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Denmark, 1975–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 14.8% for adjusted savings: net national savings in 2021. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Denmark peaked at 14.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1981.
Denmark ranks 56th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6.9% | — |
| 1976 | 7.4% | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 7.9% | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 8.5% | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 6.9% | -18.6% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | -48.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -95.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +266.0% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | +288.7% |
| 1984 | 4.3% | +89.5% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 6.1% | +30.9% |
| 1987 | 6.7% | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 6.2% | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 5.4% | -21.4% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +23.5% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -49.9% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +57.4% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 0.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 5.2% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 4.3% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 6.8% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.8% | 14.8% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Denmark
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9574 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2212 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 17,028 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.2454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 112,754 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1724 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Denmark?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Denmark was 14.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1981.
- How does Denmark rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Denmark ranks 56th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. 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.