Denmark vs United Kingdom: Net acquisition of financial assets, Transactions (Statement)
Net acquisition of financial assets, Transactions (Statement) over time
- Denmark
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 74.50 billion against 54.05 billion in United Kingdom, a difference of 20.45 billion.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 11th of 33 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.79 billion | 6.58 billion | 18.21 billion | Denmark |
| 2000s | 40.13 billion | 17.58 billion | 22.55 billion | Denmark |
| 2010s | 17.33 billion | 8.14 billion | 9.19 billion | Denmark |
| 2020s | 83.91 billion | 20.91 billion | 63.00 billion | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net acquisition of financial assets, transactions, Denmark or United Kingdom?
- Denmark, at 74.50 billion against 54.05 billion in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net acquisition of financial assets, transactions between Denmark and United Kingdom?
- 20.45 billion, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and United Kingdom rank globally for net acquisition of financial assets, transactions?
- Denmark ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 11th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Net acquisition of financial assets, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.