Financial derivatives and employee stock options, Liabilities in Denmark
Denmark: Financial derivatives and employee stock options, Liabilities was -2.45 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Financial derivatives and employee stock options, Liabilities in Denmark, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, financial derivatives and employee stock options, liabilities in Denmark stood at -2.45 billion.
The figure is up 19.0% on the previous year and down 309.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial derivatives and employee stock options, liabilities in Denmark peaked at 10.12 billion in 2022 and was at its lowest, -10.31 billion, in 2021.
Denmark ranks 28th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 131.00 million | 131.00 million | 131.00 million | 1 |
| 2000s | -297.30 million | -2.89 billion | 1.65 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.20 billion | -2.88 billion | 3.01 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.87 billion | -10.31 billion | 10.12 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More external debt data for Denmark
- Other investment, Debt instruments 182.35 billion US dollar (2018)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) -21.69 % change on previous year (2018)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 172.41 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 31,474 US dollar per person (2018)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.5132 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 132.72 billion (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -0.5452 (2030)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -1.15 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors 72.84 billion US dollar (2025)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 45.53 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial derivatives and employee stock options, liabilities in Denmark?
- Financial derivatives and employee stock options, liabilities in Denmark was -2.45 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial derivatives and employee stock options, liabilities recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 10.12 billion in 2022.
- What is the lowest financial derivatives and employee stock options, liabilities recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.31 billion in 2021.
- How does Denmark rank for financial derivatives and employee stock options, liabilities?
- Denmark ranks 28th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is financial derivatives and employee stock options, liabilities rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 309.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial derivatives and employee stock options, Liabilities, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.