DK · 2016 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Denmark, 2016
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
41.7%
Denmark, 2016
▼ 6.5% vs 2015 (44.6%)
Analysis
In 2016, Denmark's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 6.5% compared to 2015, reaching 41.7%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 84.1%.
Denmark ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 16.6% (from 50.0% in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
49.6%
EU-27: 84.1%
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1