Arrears to general government
How large are the public arrears? Are the arrears primarily made up of liabilities to the tax authorities? Arrears to general government provide an overall picture of how the debt of individuals and corporations is developing.,
Public arrears
, Debt to the public sector that has not been paid on time., Arrears to general government after type of debt, The figures shows the development of the total amount of public arrears in recent years. The arrears are divided into type of debt., In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Public arrears (OFFRES10), More about the figure, Last update, 28.8.2025, Next update, 27.8.2026, Source data, Data about public arrears is received from the Danish Debt Collection Agency. The compilation are divided after nominal value and market value (the nominal value multiplied with the estimated possibility that the debt can be collected) as well as type of debt and collection interest. , Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Public arrears, Arrears to general government after type of arrear, The table shows the development in recent years of the total amount of public arrears divided into type of arrear., Arrears to general government after type of arrear, Unit: , m DKK, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, Nominal value, Arrears, total, Arrears, total, 134,872, 144,464, 151,873, 160,034, 160,865, 1. Taxes in arrears, 86,596, 92,477, 97,440, 103,563, 102,165, 2. Other public arrears, 48,276, 51,987, 54,433, 56,471, 58,700, 2.1 Municipal claims, 4,784, 5,044, 5,357, 5,392, 5,514, 2.2 Government claims, 40,092, 43,513, 45,454, 47,143, 49,073, 2.3 Other public companies claims, 3,400, 3,430, 3,622, 3,936, 4,113, In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data on Public arrears (OFFRES10), More about the figure, Last update, 28.8.2025, Next update, 27.8.2026, Source data, Data about public arrears is received from the Danish Debt Collection Agency. The compilation are divided after nominal value and market value (the nominal value multiplied with the estimated possibility that the debt can be collected) as well as type of debt and collection interest. , Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Public arrears, On the statistics – documentation, sources and method, Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published., See the documentation of statistics to learn more:, Public arrears, The purpose of Arrears to general government is to analyze the yearly development in public debt that haven't been paid on time, among these tax in arrears. The statistics were published for the first time in 2017 covering the years 2013-2016 and the statistics are comparable over time. , Read more about sources, method and quality in the documentation of statistics on Public arrears, Need more data on Arrears to general government?, You can go on searching on your own in Statbank Denmark. Find detailed figures, e.g. the distribution of tax arrears, and other public arrears divided on type of arrear., Go to the StatBank, Contact, Ida Balle Rohde, Phone: +45 61 24 24 85, Mail: , ilr@dst.dk
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