Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Denmark
Denmark: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) was 89.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Denmark, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 89.9% for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Denmark peaked at 89.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 1999.
Denmark ranks 10th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 47.5% | — |
| 2000 | 47.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 53.8% | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 58.7% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 60.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 69.3% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 70.1% | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +19.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 89.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.1%, 2.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 89.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.3%, 3.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 47.5% | 47.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 47.6% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 70.1% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 89.9% | 89.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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 gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Denmark?
- Gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Denmark was 89.9% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 1999.
- How does Denmark rank for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp?
- Denmark ranks 10th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP. Debt liabilities cover (1) bonds, debentures, notes, etc., and (2) money market or negotiable debt instruments. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LEDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).