World Bank · Public Sector

Denmark: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

4.20percent · 2024+235.1% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Denmark from 1972 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20244.196
20233.268
20223.268
20213.848
20200.082
20194.079
20180.802
20171.457
2016-0.071
2015-1.144
20141.252
2013-1.182
2012-3.258
2011-1.887
2010-2.441
2009-2.111
20083.836
20075.549
20065.49
20055.652
20042.113
20030.691
20020.523
20011.274
20001.844
19990.871
1998-0.11
1997-0.937
1996-2.063
1995-3.717
1994-2.199
1993-1.916
1992-1.303
1991-1.232
1990-0.417
19891.106
19882.358
19873.857
19864.299
1985-0.367
1984-3.314
1983-5.968
1982-7.168
1981-5.181
1980-2.125
1979-0.491
19780.085
1977-0.583
19760.21
1975-1.448
19741.149
19733.749
19722.966

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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