Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Denmark
Denmark: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -33.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
-33.3%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
114th
of 162 countries
All-time high
-32.2%
in 2022
All-time low
-42.6%
in 2012
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Denmark, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded -33.3% for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Denmark peaked at -32.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -42.6%, in 2012.
Denmark ranks 114th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -36.3% | — |
| 2001 | -35.8% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | -36.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | -35.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | -35.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | -33.8% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | -32.6% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | -35.0% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | -35.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | -40.7% | +14.5% |
| 2010 | -41.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | -41.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | -42.6% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | -40.3% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | -39.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | -39.5% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | -37.4% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | -36.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | -36.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | -35.3% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | -38.8% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | -36.4% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | -32.2% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | -33.3% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -35.7% | -40.7% | -32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -39.0% | -42.6% | -35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -35.2% | -38.8% | -32.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 112 Trinidad and Tobago -33.3% compare
- 113 Colombia -33.3% compare
- 115 North Macedonia -33.4% compare
- 116 South Africa -33.4% compare
- 117 Malta -33.7% compare
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- 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 cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Denmark?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Denmark was -33.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was -32.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was -42.6% in 2012.
- How does Denmark rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Denmark ranks 114th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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