Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 27.4 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- 2.9 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $470.9 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- 12.3 % (2025)
- Debt level
- Below 30% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- −17.2 pp
- ISO code
- DNK
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.9 % |
| 2024 | 4.1 % |
| 2023 | 3.5 % |
| 2022 | 3.4 % |
| 2021 | 4.1 % |
| 2020 | 0.4 % |
| 2019 | 4.3 % |
| 2018 | 0.8 % |
| 2017 | 1.7 % |
| 2016 | 0.3 % |
| 2015 | -0.9 % |
| 2014 | 1.4 % |
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $470.9 bn |
| 2024 | $433.0 bn |
| 2023 | $403.7 bn |
| 2022 | $400.1 bn |
| 2021 | $406.1 bn |
| 2020 | $355.6 bn |
| 2019 | $345.4 bn |
| 2018 | $355.3 bn |
| 2017 | $331.6 bn |
| 2016 | $312.2 bn |
| 2015 | $301.8 bn |
| 2014 | $352.8 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.3 % |
| 2024 | 11.2 % |
| 2023 | 9.7 % |
| 2022 | 11.2 % |
| 2021 | 8.5 % |
| 2020 | 7.2 % |
| 2019 | 7.4 % |
| 2018 | 6.3 % |
| 2017 | 7.3 % |
| 2016 | 7.1 % |
| 2015 | 8.0 % |
| 2014 | 8.4 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.4 % |
| 2024 | 29.9 % |
| 2023 | 33.0 % |
| 2022 | 33.3 % |
| 2021 | 39.6 % |
| 2020 | 45.2 % |
| 2019 | 38.3 % |
| 2018 | 38.5 % |
| 2017 | 40.2 % |
| 2016 | 41.7 % |
| 2015 | 44.6 % |
| 2014 | 48.7 % |