Denmark vs Ireland: Gross operating balance, Transactions
Gross operating balance, Transactions over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 190.62 billion against 28.50 billion in Ireland, a difference of 162.13 billion.
That makes Denmark's figure about 6.7 times Ireland's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 5th and Ireland ranks 8th of 35 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.99 billion | 3.62 billion | 79.37 billion | Denmark |
| 2010s | 70.27 billion | -6.49 billion | 76.76 billion | Denmark |
| 2020s | 173.70 billion | 16.28 billion | 157.42 billion | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross operating balance, transactions, Denmark or Ireland?
- Denmark, at 190.62 billion against 28.50 billion in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross operating balance, transactions between Denmark and Ireland?
- 162.13 billion, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for gross operating balance, transactions?
- Denmark ranks 5th and Ireland ranks 8th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross operating balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.