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Repayment of government debt

§ 42 · Afdrag på statsgælden (netto)

2025
14.9 bn DKK
Change from 2024
▼ 67.0 %−30.4 bn DKK (−67.0 %) · 2024: 45.3 bn DKK in expenses (net)
Per resident
2,475 DKKThe amount divided by the population on 1 July 2026 (6,031,699) – Statistics Denmark, FOLK1A
Share of the state's expenses
1.6 %Of the state's total expenses (the ministry's own total).

A change for a ministerial area is not necessarily a cut or an increase. Money can sit in reserves and only be allocated later, and tasks can move between ministries.

The figures are in current prices – they are not adjusted for price increases.

The largest changes within the area

The 3 main accounts with the largest change in DKK (of 3). Net amounts.

Main account20242025Change
Indenlandsk statsgæld§ 42.11.01 · Indenlandsk statsgæld12.0 bn DKK in expenses (net)3.2 bn DKK in revenue (net)Changes between expense and revenue
Træk på Danmarks Nationalbank§ 42.13.01 · Træk på Danmarks Nationalbank34.1 bn DKK19.7 bn DKK14.5 bn DKK less (−42.4 %)−14.5 bn (−42.4 %)
Udenlandsk statsgæld§ 42.12.01 · Udenlandsk statsgæld804.2 m DKK in revenue (net)1.5 bn DKK in revenue (net)740.2 m DKK more in revenue (+92.0 %)+740.2 m (+92.0 %)

Source: the Agency for Public Finance and Management (Økonomistyrelsen)– Finanslov for 2025, retrieved 4 November 2026.