Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Denmark

Denmark: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9118 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9118
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
59th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.9603
in 2000
All-time low
0.8577
in 2008
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Denmark, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.9511996: 0.9571997: 0.9591998: 0.9561999: 0.962000: 0.962001: 0.9582002: 0.9572003: 0.9572004: 0.9522005: 0.9342006: 0.9142007: 0.8972008: 0.8582009: 0.8982010: 0.9192011: 0.9162012: 0.9152013: 0.942014: 0.9362015: 0.9522016: 0.9522017: 0.9352018: 0.9352019: 0.9212020: 0.912

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Denmark stood at 0.9118.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Denmark peaked at 0.9603 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8577, in 2008.

Denmark ranks 59th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Denmark, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.9509
1996 0.9573 +0.7%
1997 0.9588 +0.1%
1998 0.9557 -0.3%
1999 0.9598 +0.4%
2000 0.9603 +0.1%
2001 0.9578 -0.3%
2002 0.9575 -0.0%
2003 0.9574 -0.0%
2004 0.9517 -0.6%
2005 0.9338 -1.9%
2006 0.9136 -2.2%
2007 0.8967 -1.8%
2008 0.8577 -4.4%
2009 0.8979 +4.7%
2010 0.9194 +2.4%
2011 0.9156 -0.4%
2012 0.9147 -0.1%
2013 0.9404 +2.8%
2014 0.9356 -0.5%
2015 0.9524 +1.8%
2016 0.9522 -0.0%
2017 0.9349 -1.8%
2018 0.9353 +0.0%
2019 0.921 -1.5%
2020 0.9118 -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9565 0.9509 0.9598 5
2000s 0.9284 0.8577 0.9603 10
2010s 0.9322 0.9147 0.9524 10
2020s 0.9118 0.9118 0.9118 1

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 56 Cape Verde 0.9317 compare
  2. 57 El Salvador 0.9309 compare
  3. 58 Uzbekistan 0.9307 compare
  4. 60 Iceland 0.8988 compare
  5. 61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8959 compare
  6. 62 Latvia 0.8933 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Denmark?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Denmark was 0.9118 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.9603 in 2000.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8577 in 2008.
How does Denmark rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Denmark ranks 59th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
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