IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Denmark

Denmark: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP was 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.0075 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
114th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0152 units per US$ of GDP
in 1960
All-time low
0.0022 units per US$ of GDP
in 1998
Years of data
66
1960–2025

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Denmark, 1960–2025

00.0050.010.015196019922025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Denmark peaked at 0.0152 units per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP, in 1998.

That places Denmark 114th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Denmark, 1960 to 2025.
Year units per US$ of GDP Change
1960 0.0152 units per US$ of GDP —
1961 0.0137 units per US$ of GDP -9.9%
1962 0.0122 units per US$ of GDP -11.3%
1963 0.0114 units per US$ of GDP -6.1%
1964 0.01 units per US$ of GDP -12.5%
1965 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP -34.0%
1966 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP +22.4%
1967 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP -4.0%
1968 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP -25.7%
1969 0.0105 units per US$ of GDP +82.8%
1970 0.0137 units per US$ of GDP +30.2%
1971 0.0118 units per US$ of GDP -13.6%
1972 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP -22.9%
1973 0.0055 units per US$ of GDP -39.3%
1974 0.0067 units per US$ of GDP +21.3%
1975 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP -14.2%
1976 0.005 units per US$ of GDP -12.5%
1977 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP -9.2%
1978 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP +13.9%
1979 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP -16.3%
1980 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP +46.1%
1981 0.0068 units per US$ of GDP +6.8%
1982 0.0067 units per US$ of GDP -1.6%
1983 0.0088 units per US$ of GDP +30.9%
1984 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP -5.8%
1985 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP +7.1%
1986 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP -8.1%
1987 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP -6.2%
1988 0.0055 units per US$ of GDP -27.4%
1989 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP -3.8%
1990 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP -5.3%
1991 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP -6.0%
1992 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP +37.0%
1993 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP +12.2%
1994 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP -0.6%
1995 0.0054 units per US$ of GDP -25.7%
1996 0.005 units per US$ of GDP -7.7%
1997 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP -5.7%
1998 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP -53.0%
1999 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP +271.6%
2000 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP +16.7%
2001 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP -14.1%
2002 0.007 units per US$ of GDP -14.6%
2003 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP -7.1%
2004 0.0068 units per US$ of GDP +4.2%
2005 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP +13.4%
2006 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP +3.2%
2007 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP -4.6%
2008 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP -17.9%
2009 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP +0.5%
2010 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP -2.8%
2011 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP -0.1%
2012 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP -0.0%
2013 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP +2.0%
2014 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP +1.7%
2015 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP +18.5%
2016 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP +94.8%
2017 0.0144 units per US$ of GDP -0.9%
2018 0.0122 units per US$ of GDP -15.6%
2019 0.012 units per US$ of GDP -1.1%
2020 0.0109 units per US$ of GDP -9.0%
2021 0.0092 units per US$ of GDP -16.3%
2022 0.0086 units per US$ of GDP -6.3%
2023 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP -2.1%
2024 0.0078 units per US$ of GDP -7.0%
2025 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP -4.2%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 units per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.007 units per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +271.6% 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP
2016 +94.8% 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP
1969 +82.8% 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP 0.0105 units per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP 0.0152 units per US$ of GDP 10
1970s 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP 0.0137 units per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0087 units per US$ of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP 0.0109 units per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 111 Latvia 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 112 Finland 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 113 South Africa 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 115 Slovenia 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 116 Iraq 0.0074 units per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 117 Cyprus 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Denmark?
Imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Denmark was 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.0152 units per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP in 1998.
How does Denmark rank for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?
Denmark ranks 114th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
Is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
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IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.