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Denmark - Government Debt 27.99

IMF Global Debt Database · updated 2026-10-03 · 88 economies tracked

Latest value

27.99 (2024)

Global rank

##16 of 88 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 1970

2.65×

Ranking Race — Government Debt

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#56#67195019651980199520102024#4#162022 overtook Nigeria2024 overtook Tajikistan
DenmarkTurkmenistanKiribatiMicronesia, Fed. Sts.Marshall Islands

Real annual global ranks, 1950 - 2024. Denmark climbed from #4 to #16 (overtook Nigeria). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Denmark ↓

Key Events — Denmark

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2022
Overtook Nigeria in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Tajikistan in global rank auto

Government Debt, 1970-2024

IMF Global Debt Database · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
197019852000201520246.9731.4355.8880.34
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