Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Denmark

Denmark: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 7.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
7.3%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
104th
of 191 countries
All-time high
11.5%
in 2006
All-time low
5.0%
in 2008
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Denmark, 2004–2019

02.557.51012.52004201120192004: 7.1 % of adults2005: 7.7 % of adults2006: 11.5 % of adults2007: 11.5 % of adults2008: 5 % of adults2009: 5.2 % of adults2010: 5.4 % of adults2011: 7.3 % of adults2012: 7.3 % of adults2013: 7.5 % of adults2014: 7.8 % of adults2015: 7.7 % of adults2016: 7.4 % of adults2017: 7.4 % of adults2018: 7.4 % of adults2019: 7.3 % of adults

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.

Analysis

In 2019, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Denmark stood at 7.3%.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Denmark peaked at 11.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2008.

Denmark ranks 104th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Denmark, 2004 to 2019.
Year % of adults Change
2004 7.1%
2005 7.7% +8.5%
2006 11.5% +49.4%
2007 11.5% +0.0%
2008 5.0% -56.5%
2009 5.2% +4.0%
2010 5.4% +3.8%
2011 7.3% +35.2%
2012 7.3% +0.0%
2013 7.5% +2.7%
2014 7.8% +4.0%
2015 7.7% -1.3%
2016 7.4% -3.9%
2017 7.4% +0.0%
2018 7.4% +0.0%
2019 7.3% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.0% 5.0% 11.5% 6
2010s 7.2% 5.4% 7.8% 10

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 101 Portugal 7.9% compare
  2. 102 Papua New Guinea 7.5% compare
  3. 102 Spain 7.5% compare
  4. 104 Nepal 7.3% compare
  5. 106 Uganda 6.9% compare
  6. 107 Pakistan 6.7% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Denmark?
Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Denmark was 7.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2006.
What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2008.
How does Denmark rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
Denmark ranks 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults)
Unit
% of adults
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,949 data points, 2004–2019
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The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.