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General government gross debt and deficit (−) or surplus, percent of GDP, yearly. All figures for Denmark
| Measure | Latest | Period | EU rank | vs EU median | Among EU countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross debt | 27.9 % of GDP | 2025 | 3rd lowest of 27 | −31.4 pp | EU lowest 24.1 % of GDPEU highest 146.1 % of GDP |
| Deficit or surplus | 2.9 % of GDP | 2025 | 2nd highest of 27 | +5.4 pp | EU lowest −7.9 % of GDPEU highest 3.4 % of GDP |
| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.9 |
| 2024 | 30.5 |
| 2023 | 33.0 |
| 2022 | 33.3 |
| 2021 | 39.6 |
| 2020 | 45.2 |
| 2019 | 38.3 |
| 2018 | 38.5 |
| 2017 | 40.2 |
| 2016 | 41.7 |
| 2015 | 44.6 |
| 2014 | 48.7 |
| 2013 | 47.8 |
| 2012 | 48.7 |
| 2011 | 50.0 |
| 2010 | 46.1 |
| 2009 | 43.0 |
| 2008 | 35.5 |
| 2007 | 29.5 |
| 2006 | 33.2 |
| 2005 | 39.4 |
| 2004 | 46.2 |
| 2003 | 48.2 |
| 2002 | 50.3 |
| 2001 | 50.1 |
| 2000 | 53.6 |
| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.9 |
| 2024 | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 3.4 |
| 2022 | 3.4 |
| 2021 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 0.3 |
| 2015 | −0.9 |
| 2014 | 1.4 |
| 2013 | −0.9 |
| 2012 | −3.2 |
| 2011 | −1.8 |
| 2010 | −2.5 |
| 2009 | −2.7 |
| 2008 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | 5.3 |
| 2006 | 5.3 |
| 2005 | 5.2 |
| 2004 | 2.2 |
| 2003 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 1.1 |
| 2000 | 1.8 |
| 1999 | 1.1 |
| 1998 | −0.3 |
| 1997 | −1.2 |
| 1996 | −2.4 |
| 1995 | −3.5 |
allfigures, “Gross debt, Denmark, 2025: 27.9 % of GDP”. Source: Eurostat (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/public-debt/denmark, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.