International Monetary Fund · Public Sector
Denmark: General Government Debt (IMF)
27.99percent · 2024-42.5% since 2014
Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the general government as a share of GDP. Annual figures for Denmark from 1970 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27.993 | |
| 2023 | 33.589 | |
| 2022 | 34.077 | |
| 2021 | 40.487 | |
| 2020 | 46.278 | |
| 2019 | 38.335 | |
| 2018 | 38.539 | |
| 2017 | 40.153 | |
| 2016 | 41.692 | |
| 2015 | 44.55 | |
| 2014 | 48.712 | |
| 2013 | 47.77 | |
| 2012 | 48.711 | |
| 2011 | 49.986 | |
| 2010 | 46.123 | |
| 2009 | 43.049 | |
| 2008 | 35.539 | |
| 2007 | 29.483 | |
| 2006 | 33.191 | |
| 2005 | 39.36 | |
| 2004 | 46.215 | |
| 2003 | 48.162 | |
| 2002 | 50.32 | |
| 2001 | 50.096 | |
| 2000 | 53.553 | |
| 1999 | 56.789 | |
| 1998 | 60.319 | |
| 1997 | 64.388 | |
| 1996 | 68.316 | |
| 1995 | 71.454 | |
| 1994 | 75.307 | |
| 1993 | 78.673 | |
| 1992 | 66.748 | |
| 1991 | 70.246 | |
| 1990 | 69.404 | |
| 1989 | 68.313 | |
| 1988 | 70.145 | |
| 1987 | 71.878 | |
| 1986 | 75.303 | |
| 1985 | 77.814 | |
| 1984 | 80.338 | |
| 1983 | 79.066 | |
| 1982 | 67.916 | |
| 1981 | 55.939 | |
| 1980 | 45.75 | |
| 1979 | 25.328 | |
| 1978 | 20.546 | |
| 1977 | 16.936 | |
| 1976 | 13.721 | |
| 1975 | 11.174 | |
| 1974 | 6.966 | |
| 1973 | 7.423 | |
| 1972 | 9.383 | |
| 1971 | 10.715 | |
| 1970 | 10.58 |
Source
Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
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International Monetary Fund (2026). General Government Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-general-government-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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