Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Denmark

Budget balance in Denmark in 2031 — -0.5%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 3.2 pp.

2031 -0.5% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 38of 188
Period maximum 5.3%2006
Period minimum -9.2%1982

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Denmark, 1980–2031-10-5051019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -3.7%1981: -6.8%1982: -9.2%1983: -6.5%1984: -4.4%1985: -1.6%1986: 1.3%1987: 1.4%1988: -0.1%1989: -1.3%1990: -1.8%1991: -3.2%1992: -2.6%1993: -3.7%1994: -3.9%1995: -3.5%1996: -2.4%1997: -1.2%1998: -0.3%1999: 1.1%2000: 1.8%2001: 1.1%2002: 0.3%2003: 0.1%2004: 2.2%2005: 5.2%2006: 5.3%2007: 5.3%2008: 3.5%2009: -2.7%2010: -2.5%2011: -1.8%2012: -3.2%2013: -0.9%2014: 1.4%2015: -0.9%2016: 0.3%2017: 1.7%2018: 0.8%2019: 4.3%2020: 0.4%2021: 4.1%2022: 3.4%2023: 3.4%2024: 4.5%2025: 2.9%2026: 0.2%2027: -0.4%2028: -0.3%2029: -0.5%2030: -0.5%2031: -0.5%
Change over the period: +3.2 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Denmark -0.5%
World computed -4.85%
Europe & Central Asia computed -2.49%
Northern Europe computed -0.84%
High-income countries computed -4.26%
Budget balance — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -0.5 +0 pp
2030 -0.5 +0 pp
2029 -0.5 −0.2 pp
2028 -0.3 +0.1 pp
2027 -0.4 −0.6 pp
2026 0.2 −2.7 pp
2025 2.9 −1.6 pp
2024 4.5 +1.1 pp
2023 3.4 +0 pp
2022 3.4 −0.7 pp
2021 4.1 +3.7 pp
2020 0.4 −3.9 pp
2019 4.3 +3.5 pp
2018 0.8 −0.9 pp
2017 1.7 +1.4 pp
2016 0.3 +1.2 pp
2015 -0.9 −2.3 pp
2014 1.4 +2.3 pp
2013 -0.9 +2.3 pp
2012 -3.2 −1.4 pp
2011 -1.8 +0.7 pp
2010 -2.5 +0.2 pp
2009 -2.7 −6.2 pp
2008 3.5 −1.8 pp
2007 5.3 +0 pp
2006 5.3 +0.1 pp
2005 5.2 +3 pp
2004 2.2 +2.1 pp
2003 0.1 −0.2 pp
2002 0.3 −0.8 pp
2001 1.1 −0.7 pp
2000 1.8 +0.7 pp
1999 1.1 +1.4 pp
1998 -0.3 +0.9 pp
1997 -1.2 +1.2 pp
1996 -2.4 +1.1 pp
1995 -3.5 +0.4 pp
1994 -3.9 −0.2 pp
1993 -3.7 −1.1 pp
1992 -2.6 +0.6 pp
1991 -3.2 −1.4 pp
1990 -1.8 −0.5 pp
1989 -1.3 −1.2 pp
1988 -0.1 −1.5 pp
1987 1.4 +0.1 pp
1986 1.3 +2.9 pp
1985 -1.6 +2.8 pp
1984 -4.4 +2.1 pp
1983 -6.5 +2.7 pp
1982 -9.2 −2.4 pp
1981 -6.8 −3.1 pp
1980 -3.7

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

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