Denmark — General government debt (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1880–2031 · 146 observations
About this series
General government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Denmark, the general government debt reading was 27.9% of GDP in 2025, compared with 30.5% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −2.6 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 36.8% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2002–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 28.3 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 27.8 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 27.2 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 26.6 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 26.2 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 27 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 27.9 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 30.5 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 33 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 33.3 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 39.6 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 45.2 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 38.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 38.5 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 40.2 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 41.7 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 44.6 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 48.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 47.8 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 48.7 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2002, are on the chart — hover to read them.