Denmark — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1854–2025 · 171 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Denmark, the central government deficit reading stood at 2.9% of GDP in 2025. Against 3.8% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −0.9 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 2.35% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1854–2025
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Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.9 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 3.8 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 3.3 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 3.3 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 3.8 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 0.1 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 4.1 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 0.8 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 1.5 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -0.1 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -1.2 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 1.2 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -1.2 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -3.3 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -1.9 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -2.5 % of GDP |
| 2009 | -2.1 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 3.8 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 5.5 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 5.5 % of GDP |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.