Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Denmark
Denmark: Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) was 24.67 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
Interest payable, Transactions in Denmark, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 24.67 billion for interest payable, transactions in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payable, transactions in Denmark peaked at 52.20 billion in 1999 and was at its lowest, 12.06 billion, in 2020.
That places Denmark 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 52.20 billion | — |
| 2000 | 50.77 billion | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 44.69 billion | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 42.16 billion | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 38.11 billion | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 35.90 billion | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 29.92 billion | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 27.95 billion | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 26.38 billion | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 25.51 billion | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 31.08 billion | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 32.01 billion | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 33.45 billion | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 31.04 billion | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 30.15 billion | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 26.80 billion | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 25.57 billion | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 22.29 billion | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 16.71 billion | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 18.04 billion | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 17.03 billion | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 12.06 billion | -29.2% |
| 2021 | 12.66 billion | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 19.94 billion | +57.5% |
| 2023 | 19.05 billion | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 22.87 billion | +20.1% |
| 2025 | 24.67 billion | +7.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 24.67 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.48 billion, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 24.67 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.28 billion, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +57.5% | 12.66 billion | 19.94 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.20 billion | 52.20 billion | 52.20 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.25 billion | 25.51 billion | 50.77 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.31 billion | 16.71 billion | 33.45 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.54 billion | 12.06 billion | 24.67 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payable, transactions in Denmark?
- Interest payable, transactions in Denmark was 24.67 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest interest payable, transactions recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 52.20 billion in 1999.
- What is the lowest interest payable, transactions recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.06 billion in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for interest payable, transactions?
- Denmark ranks 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is interest payable, transactions rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.