Government debt by instrument coverage — SDRs, currency and deposits in Denmark
Denmark: Government debt by instrument coverage — SDRs, currency and deposits was 33.69 Percentage of GDP in 2026. ▼ Falling
Government debt by instrument coverage — SDRs, currency and deposits in Denmark, 2000–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government debt by instrument coverage — sdrs, currency and deposits in Denmark is 33.69 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2026.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government debt by instrument coverage — sdrs, currency and deposits in Denmark peaked at 62.79 Percentage of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.35 Percentage of GDP, in 2008.
Denmark ranks 20th of 20 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government debt by instrument coverage — SDRs, currency and deposits in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.79 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 56.98 Percentage of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 55.3 Percentage of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 56.44 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 54.63 Percentage of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 50.38 Percentage of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 39.58 Percentage of GDP | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 37.75 Percentage of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 33.35 Percentage of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 39.97 Percentage of GDP | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 49.1 Percentage of GDP | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 51.01 Percentage of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 51.37 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 52.44 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 51.91 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 54.86 Percentage of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 49.71 Percentage of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 47.08 Percentage of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 46.11 Percentage of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 44.44 Percentage of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 46.04 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 48.43 Percentage of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 41.43 Percentage of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 40.12 Percentage of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 40.44 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 36.19 Percentage of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2026 | 33.69 Percentage of GDP | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.72 Percentage of GDP | 33.35 Percentage of GDP | 62.79 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8 Percentage of GDP | 44.44 Percentage of GDP | 54.86 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.91 Percentage of GDP | 33.69 Percentage of GDP | 48.43 Percentage of GDP | 7 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 17 Ireland 40 Percentage of GDP compare
- 18 Switzerland 39.64 Percentage of GDP compare
- 19 Luxembourg 38.59 Percentage of GDP 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 government debt by instrument coverage — sdrs, currency and deposits in Denmark?
- Government debt by instrument coverage — sdrs, currency and deposits in Denmark was 33.69 Percentage of GDP in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest government debt by instrument coverage — sdrs, currency and deposits recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 62.79 Percentage of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest government debt by instrument coverage — sdrs, currency and deposits recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.35 Percentage of GDP in 2008.
- How does Denmark rank for government debt by instrument coverage — sdrs, currency and deposits?
- Denmark ranks 20th out of 20 countries with data for 2026.
- Is government debt by instrument coverage — sdrs, currency and deposits rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Government debt by instrument coverage — SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans and other accounts payable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The magnitude of government debt and debt-to-GDP ratios varies depending on which measure of debt is used. To promote international comparability, the IMF, the OECD and the World Bank have agreed on a set of standard debt measures, which are defined in the Public Sector Debt Statistics Guide for Compilers and Users and the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014. Government gross debt is shown in four categories: D1 to D4. D1 is the narrowest measure, comprising only two financial instruments: debt securities and loans. D4 (‘total gross debt’) is the broadest measure and includes debt securities, loans, Special Drawing Rights, currency and deposits, other accounts payable and insurance, pensions and standardised guarantees. The D1 to D3 measures are comparable between OECD countries. D4 is the preferred measure of debt in the international accounting standards (System of National Accounts or SNA) but cross-country comparability is more difficult for D4 because countries have different approaches to recording unfunded pension liabilities for government employees. For more information, please see the document: Measuring Government Debt: D1-D4