Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Denmark
Denmark: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 2.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Denmark, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Denmark stood at 2.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Denmark peaked at 16.6% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.
Denmark ranks 94th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.6% | — |
| 1981 | 5.6% | +22.6% |
| 1982 | 6.2% | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 7.6% | +23.2% |
| 1984 | 11.8% | +56.3% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 15.4% | +22.7% |
| 1987 | 16.6% | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 14.1% | -15.4% |
| 1989 | 14.0% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 13.2% | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 10.4% | -20.9% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | -28.2% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | +95.0% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | -14.5% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | -19.7% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | -18.9% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -24.4% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -26.8% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +57.9% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +99.2% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -15.9% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -23.8% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -62.0% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +170.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.8% | 4.6% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 6.8% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 0.9% | 6.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 91 Azerbaijan 2.9% compare
- 92 Germany 2.9% compare
- 93 Czechia 2.5% compare
- 95 New Zealand 2.2% compare
- 96 Papua New Guinea 2.1% compare
- 97 Malaysia 1.9% compare
More financial sector data for Denmark
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 10.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1741 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 13,399 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 9.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 14,388 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 15,524 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 15,525 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Denmark?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Denmark was 2.4% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 1987.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
- How does Denmark rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Denmark ranks 94th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.