External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Denmark
Denmark: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 59.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Denmark, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 59.6% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Denmark peaked at 84.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1995.
That places Denmark 36th out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 41.4% | — |
| 1996 | 43.2% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 44.7% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 52.4% | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 49.2% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 56.3% | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 47.1% | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 58.2% | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 77.4% | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 71.5% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | -12.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 59.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 1.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 59.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.2% | 41.4% | 52.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 47.1% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 58.4% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 59.6% | 68.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 33 Solomon Islands 61.6% compare
- 34 Mauritania 60.8% compare
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- 38 Afghanistan 56.6% compare
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More financial sector data for Denmark
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 207.23 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 151.32 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 207.23 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Denmark?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Denmark was 59.6% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1995.
- How does Denmark rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Denmark ranks 36th out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.