DK · 2021 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Denmark, 2021
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
39.6%
Denmark, 2021
▼ 12.4% vs 2020 (45.2%)
Analysis
In 2021, Denmark's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 12.4% compared to 2020, reaching 39.6%.
The figure is below the EU-27 average of 86.7%.
Denmark ranks 23rd 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 5.0% (from 41.7% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
45.7%
EU-27: 86.7%
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1