Denmark's net domestic credit (current LCU) was 5.2 trillion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 20.22% from 4.32 trillion in 2014 (1.86% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 5.2 trillion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 5.08 trillion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 4.32 trillion | 2014 |
| Highest | 5.96 trillion | 2022 |
| Lowest | 21.92 billion | 1960 |
| Average since 2015 | 5.02 trillion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 21.92 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Denmark's net domestic credit (current LCU) fell 8.2% on 2023 (from 5.66 trillion to 5.2 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +10.8% and a typical year strayed about 30.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 168.5% in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.2% in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 166.31 billion a year. A straight line explains 71% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Denmark had the 12th highest value of the 40 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Denmark in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 65 values
| Year | Net domestic credit (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,195,245,920,000 |
| 2023 | 5,657,368,550,000 |
| 2022 | 5,964,504,400,000 |
| 2021 | 5,342,096,670,000 |
| 2020 | 5,390,847,060,000 |
| 2019 | 5,078,378,560,000 |
| 2018 | 4,449,432,000,000 |
| 2017 | 4,296,851,000,000 |
| 2016 | 4,442,665,000,000 |
| 2015 | 4,349,718,000,000 |
Net domestic credit (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Albania — 1.46 trillion (2025)
- Armenia — 9.58 trillion (2025)
- Austria — 587.58 billion (2024)
- Azerbaijan — 36.87 billion (2025)
- Belarus — 60.23 billion (2021)
- Belgium — 762.57 billion (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 29.62 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — 58.79 billion (2024)
- Croatia — 49.55 billion (2024)
- Cyprus — 24.91 billion (2024)
- Czechia
More financial sector data for Denmark
- Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 129.7 (2025)
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 1.89% (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 114.85 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$6.62 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$6.62 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 144.06% (2024)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 1.2 trillion (2024)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 144.06% (2024)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 1.83 trillion (2024)
- Broad money (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Denmark's net domestic credit (current LCU)?
- 5.2 trillion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 23,601% from 21.92 billion in 1960 (8.92% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5.96 trillion in 2022 and the lowest 21.92 billion in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank?
- 12th highest of 40 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net domestic credit (current LCU) unusual for Denmark?
- In 2024, Denmark's net domestic credit (current LCU) fell 8.2% on 2023 (from 5.66 trillion to 5.2 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +10.8% and a typical year strayed about 30.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.DOMS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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