Government debt, quarterly in Denmark
Government debt in Denmark was equal to 27.1% of GDP at the end of Q2 2026.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Denmark, Q2 2026
27.1%p (Provisional)
Change from Q1 2026
+0.3percentage points
European Union, Q2 2026
82.9%p (Provisional)
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026
59.4%
Position in Q2 2026
27th of 28
Government debt, 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.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 27.1%p (provisional) | 82.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2026 | 26.8%p (provisional) | 82.5%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2025 | 27.2% | 81.5%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2025 | 28.9% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2025 | 28.8% | 81.4%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2025 | 29.2% | 81.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2024 | 29.9% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2024 | 32.2% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2024 | 32.8% | 80.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2024 | 32.9% | 80.7%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2023 | 33.0% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2023 | 33.8% | 81.1%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2023 | 33.9% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2023 | 33.3% | 82.1%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2022 | 33.4% | 82.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2022 | 33.8% | 83.4%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2022 | 34.8% | 84.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2022 | 36.2% | 86.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2021 | 39.6% | 86.6%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2021 | 42.6% | 88.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2021 | 43.1% | 89.6%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2021 | 43.9% | 91.4%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2020 | 45.2% | 89.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2020 | 45.5% | 88.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2020 | 45.0% | 86.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2020 | 37.1% | 79.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2019 | 38.3% | 77.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2019 | 39.1% | 78.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2019 | 39.5% | 79.5%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2019 | 38.0% | 79.8%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2018 | 38.5% | 79.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2018 | 39.3% | 80.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2018 | 39.3% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2018 | 39.8% | 81.3%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2017 | 40.2% | 81.5% |
| Q3 2017 | 40.5% | 82.9% |
| Q2 2017 | 40.5% | 84.0% |
| Q1 2017 | 40.7% | 84.2% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 26.8% in Q1 2026.
- Since Q4 2023, when it was 33.0%, the figure has changed by −5.9 percentage points.
- Among the 28 countries with data for Q2 2026, Denmark has the 27th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in Q2 2026 was 82.9%.