Denmark — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1880–2030 · 143 observations
About this series
The general 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.
The latest general government deficit reading for Denmark was 3% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 4.2% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −1.2 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 2.57% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1880–2030
- Quarterly data, 1999–2026
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Latest observations
2002–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | -1.76 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -1.45 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -0.45 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -0.1 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 1.87 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 3 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 4.2 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 3.5 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 3.4 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 4.1 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 0.4 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 4.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 0.8 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 1.7 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 0.3 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -0.9 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 1.4 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -0.9 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -3.2 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -1.8 % of GDP |
Values before 2011, back to 2002, are on the chart — hover to read them.