Current account balance, quarterly in Denmark

The current account balance of Denmark was 12.2% of GDP in Q2 2026.

Measure: Current account balance, quarterly (Eurostat) Unit: % of GDP Data: Q1 2005 to Q2 2026 Source: Eurostat
Denmark, Q2 2026 12.2% % of GDP
Change from Q1 2026 +4.5percentage points Q1 2026: 7.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026 -0.9% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in Q2 2026 3rd of 35 See the full ranking

Current account balance, quarterly in Denmark over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Current account balance, quarterly (Eurostat) (% of GDP), Q1 2017 to Q2 2026
Period Denmark
Q2 2026 12.2%
Q1 2026 7.7%
Q4 2025 13.0%
Q3 2025 14.0%
Q2 2025 13.6%
Q1 2025 8.2%
Q4 2024 10.1%
Q3 2024 14.0%
Q2 2024 13.0%
Q1 2024 7.6%
Q4 2023 10.8%
Q3 2023 8.9%
Q2 2023 11.7%
Q1 2023 7.3%
Q4 2022 9.7%
Q3 2022 15.9%
Q2 2022 11.8%
Q1 2022 7.4%
Q4 2021 9.4%
Q3 2021 9.3%
Q2 2021 9.1%
Q1 2021 6.5%
Q4 2020 5.6%
Q3 2020 8.8%
Q2 2020 9.7%
Q1 2020 5.3%
Q4 2019 8.7%
Q3 2019 8.6%
Q2 2019 9.3%
Q1 2019 2.9%
Q4 2018 8.7%
Q3 2018 8.2%
Q2 2018 4.9%
Q1 2018 3.3%
Q4 2017 7.5%
Q3 2017 7.5%
Q2 2017 8.7%
Q1 2017 5.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.5 percentage points from 7.7% in Q1 2026.
  • Since Q4 2023, when it was 10.8%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 35 countries with data for Q2 2026, Denmark has the 3rd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
bop_gdp6_q · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=Q bop_item=CA stk_flow=BAL partner=WRL_REST unit=PC_GDP s_adj=NSA
Observation period
Q1 2005 to Q2 2026 for Denmark
Provider update
29 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat