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DNK Denmark

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Screening overviewLower pressure in available data?

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Denmark in 1 minute

Data years 2024–2025
Economic overview?

The economy is still expanding

Still growing, but more slowly than in 2024 — this is not economic contraction

Growth 2.9%year 2025
Prices?

Average prices are still rising

If income grows more slowly, the same money may buy less. Individual prices may change by different amounts.

Inflation 1.9%year 2025
An area to explore next?

Credit vulnerability

Track credit levels and economic conditions to explore selected financial-system pressures.

Area score: 42.3 /100

The highest pressure score is not the most likely event · Indicator years may differ, and some figures may be estimates

What might this mean for everyday life?

Possible connections, not outcomes for everyone

Cost of living ?

If income grows more slowly, the same money may buy less. Individual prices may change by different amounts.

Jobs and income ?

Year 2025 unemployment was 5.5% of the labor force. This does not tell us how your own job or income will change.

Borrowing and debt ?

The simulator below covers government debt, not your mortgage or car payment. Its interest rate is an assumption, not an actual rate.

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Based on annual data, not live data. These results cannot confirm a crisis year or probability.

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Is the economy growing or shrinking? ?

Year 2025 growth was 2.9% compared with 3.5% in 2024 · Still growing, but more slowly than in 2024 — this is not economic contraction

-3.0%0.6%4.2%7.7% 2016: 3.07%2016 2017: 3.06% 2018: 1.86%2018 2019: 1.71% 2020: -1.78%2020 2021: 6.50% 2022: 0.44%2022 2023: 0.60% 2024: 3.48%2024 2025: 2.93%2025

The line shows the growth rate, not the size of the economy · Above 0 means expansion; below 0 means contraction · Some years may be revised

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What could happen to government debt? ?

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Interest and primary balance in these examples are trial assumptions, not actual country rates or promises of what a government can achieve.

Set your own values For readers who want to explore further
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For example, 5 means an assumed annual interest rate of 5%.

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−2 reduces growth by two percentage points. 0 leaves it unchanged.

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A comparison threshold, not a confirmed crisis trigger.

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Choose 1–10 years from the base year.

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Positive means a surplus; negative means a deficit, before interest.

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Growth volatility. Other modeled sources of uncertainty remain.

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Values used for this resultReference example
assumed interest rate
5%
growth adjustment
0 percentage points
simulation horizon
5
primary surplus or deficit
0% GDP
debt threshold
150% GDP
volatility
3

Reference example

Under these assumptions · year 2030

Government debt relative to the economy

27.6%

Median in 2030

Equivalent to 27.6 units of debt for every 100 units of economic output

Simulated outcome, not crisis probability
Starting debt observation ?
27.4% year 2025
Reference example in the same year ?
27.6%

Read the result in plain language

Debt relative to the economy is close to the reference example

In 2030 the median in this scenario is 27.6%, compared with 27.6% in the reference example

The simulated debt ratio rises from its starting value. Actual outcomes may differ if conditions change.

The reference assumes 5% interest, no growth adjustment, and a 0% primary balance, using the same horizon, debt threshold, and volatility as your scenario.

?0 out of 1,000 simulated paths

reached a debt threshold of 150% by 2030 (0.0%)

Crossing a threshold is not the same as a crisis

Debt paths in this scenario

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0%11%23%34%Start 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Selected scenarioDashed line: reference example

Line: median · Shading: central 80% of simulated outcomes, not guaranteed future bounds · Starting debt observation year: 2025

See annual values and simulation limits

Starting growth used: 2.9284328001424% · starting inflation: 1.8900606245861%. These initialize the simulation; they are not next-year forecasts. Some inputs are limited to the model's supported range.

Simulated yearLower debtMedianHigher debtCumulative paths reaching threshold ?
202626.3%27.4%28.6%0%
202725.9%27.5%29.1%0%
202825.5%27.6%29.5%0%
202925.3%27.7%30%0%
203025.2%27.6%30.4%0%

Starting debt may predate the base year. The model omits factors such as exchange rates, policy changes, and asset revaluations. Lower and upper values cover the central 80% of simulated outcomes, not guaranteed bounds for actual outcomes.

See all scores and economic figures For readers who want the supporting evidence

Overall pressure score ?

14.0/100

Data coverage ?

100%

Not a measure of accuracy · base year 2025

Explore pressure by area ?

↘16.8/100

Economic contraction

Track economic growth and the labor market to explore pressure on income and economic activity.

Screening score, not event probability
≈0.0/100

Inflation pressure

Explore changes in goods and services prices that may affect living costs and purchasing power.

Screening score, not event probability
⇄12.3/100

Currency and external liquidity

Explore external balances and reserves to understand selected pressures on external stability.

Screening score, not event probability
▥7.3/100

Government debt pressure

Read government debt alongside growth. High debt alone does not imply default.

Screening score, not event probability
▤42.3/100

Credit vulnerability

Track credit levels and economic conditions to explore selected financial-system pressures.

Screening score, not event probability

Figures and observation years

Sources and credits ↗
Indicator ?ValueObservation year ?Status ?
Real GDP growth ?2.93% per year2025Used in assessment
CPI inflation ?1.89% per year2025Used in assessment
Current account balance ?12.60% GDP2025Used in assessment
Reserves in months of imports ?4.88months2025Used in assessment
Private sector credit ?144.06% GDP2024Used in assessment
Unemployment ?5.53% of labor force2025Used in assessment
General government debt ?27.40% GDP2025Used in assessmentMay be an estimate
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