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Current account balance — Denmark

Current account balance in Denmark in 2031 — 11.2%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 14.6 pp.

2031 11.2% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 13of 188
Period maximum 12.5%2025
Period minimum -5.1%1986

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Denmark, 1980–2031-10-505101519801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -3.4%1981: -3.1%1982: -3.8%1983: -2.3%1984: -2.9%1985: -4.4%1986: -5.1%1987: -2.7%1988: -1.2%1989: -1%1990: 1%1991: 1.4%1992: 2.7%1993: 3.4%1994: 2%1995: 1%1996: 1.6%1997: 1.3%1998: -0.1%1999: 2.5%2000: 2%2001: 3.6%2002: 3%2003: 3.9%2004: 4%2005: 4.1%2006: 3.2%2007: 1.3%2008: 2.9%2009: 3.6%2010: 6.4%2011: 6.3%2012: 6.1%2013: 7.4%2014: 8.4%2015: 8%2016: 7.1%2017: 7.3%2018: 6.3%2019: 7.4%2020: 7.2%2021: 8.5%2022: 11.2%2023: 11%2024: 12.2%2025: 12.5%2026: 12.3%2027: 11.5%2028: 11.3%2029: 11.2%2030: 11.2%2031: 11.2%
Change over the period: +14.6 pp Annual average: 0.29 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark

Denmark 11.2%
World computed 0.28%
Europe & Central Asia computed 1.53%
Northern Europe computed 1.51%
High-income countries computed 0.13%
Current account balance — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 11.2 +0 pp
2030 11.2 +0 pp
2029 11.2 −0.1 pp
2028 11.3 −0.2 pp
2027 11.5 −0.8 pp
2026 12.3 −0.2 pp
2025 12.5 +0.3 pp
2024 12.2 +1.2 pp
2023 11 −0.2 pp
2022 11.2 +2.7 pp
2021 8.5 +1.3 pp
2020 7.2 −0.2 pp
2019 7.4 +1.1 pp
2018 6.3 −1 pp
2017 7.3 +0.2 pp
2016 7.1 −0.9 pp
2015 8 −0.4 pp
2014 8.4 +1 pp
2013 7.4 +1.3 pp
2012 6.1 −0.2 pp
2011 6.3 −0.1 pp
2010 6.4 +2.8 pp
2009 3.6 +0.7 pp
2008 2.9 +1.6 pp
2007 1.3 −1.9 pp
2006 3.2 −0.9 pp
2005 4.1 +0.1 pp
2004 4 +0.1 pp
2003 3.9 +0.9 pp
2002 3 −0.6 pp
2001 3.6 +1.6 pp
2000 2 −0.5 pp
1999 2.5 +2.6 pp
1998 -0.1 −1.4 pp
1997 1.3 −0.3 pp
1996 1.6 +0.6 pp
1995 1 −1 pp
1994 2 −1.4 pp
1993 3.4 +0.7 pp
1992 2.7 +1.3 pp
1991 1.4 +0.4 pp
1990 1 +2 pp
1989 -1 +0.2 pp
1988 -1.2 +1.5 pp
1987 -2.7 +2.4 pp
1986 -5.1 −0.7 pp
1985 -4.4 −1.5 pp
1984 -2.9 −0.6 pp
1983 -2.3 +1.5 pp
1982 -3.8 −0.7 pp
1981 -3.1 +0.3 pp
1980 -3.4 —

Northern Europe, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DK Denmark 11.2 NO Norway 11.2 IE Ireland 7.7 SE Sweden 4.8 LT Lithuania 1.7 FI Finland 1.1 IS Iceland 0.5 EE Estonia -1.4 GB United Kingdom -2.2 LV Latvia -3.6
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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