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Denmark: Central government debt (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1880–2024 · 145 observations · cgovdebt_GDP

2024
20.2%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−1.9 pointsfrom 22.2%
Average, 2015–2024
27.6%10 years
Record high and low
78.4% (1993)low 4.34% (1975)

Central government debt (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202420.2
202322.2
202222.7
202128.3
202034.7
201926.6
201827.6
201729.4
201630.8
201533.6

Sources

  • Flandreau & Zumer1880–1913
  • Reinhart & Rogoff1880–2010
  • IMF Global Debt Database1950–2024
  • World Development Indicators1991–1994

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Denmark documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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