Denmark

Government debt in Denmark

Government debt in Denmark: 66.8% of GDP in 1992 and 27.4% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
27.4% of GDP
Since 1992
−39.3 percentage points
Rank, 2025
133 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
26.3% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in DenmarkGovernment debt in Denmark: 66.8% of GDP in 1992 and 27.4% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 26.3% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 26.3% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 78.7% of GDP in 1993, the lowest 27.4% of GDP in 2025.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearDenmark
202527.4
202429.9
202333
202233.3
202139.6
202045.2
201938.3
201838.5
201740.2
201641.7
201544.6
201448.7
201347.8
201248.7
201150
201046.1
200943.1
200835.5
200729.5
200633.2
200539.4
200446.2
200348.2
200250.3
200150.1
200053.6
199956.8
199860.3
199764.4
199668.3
199571.5
199475.3
199378.7
199266.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearDenmark
202626.4
202726.4
202826.2
202926.3
203026.4
203126.3

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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