THE FOREIGN-EXCHANGE RESERVE
In January 2026, the foreign-exchange reserve increased by kr. 5.4 billion to kr. 673.9 billion. The increase reflects Danmarks Nationalbank's net purchase of foreign exchange for kr. 3.7 billion, and the central government's net borrowing of foreign debt for kr. 1.7 billion, cf. table 1.
For settlement in January, Danmarks Nationalbank has not intervened in the foreign exchange market.
Danmarks Nationalbank's net foreign-exchange purchases and the change in the foreign-exchange reserve - table 1
| Kr. billion | January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Danmarks Nationalbank's interventions* to purchase foreign exchange, net | - |
| Other** | 3.7 |
| Danmarks Nationalbank's net foreign-exchange purchases | 3.7 |
| The central government's net foreign borrowing*** | 1.7 |
| Change in the foreign-exchange reserve | 5.4 |
Note: Details may not add because of rounding and previously published figure may have been revised. All transactions as per settlement date.
* Intervention takes place when Danmarks Nationalbank purchases and sells foreign exchange for Danish kroner in the foreign-exchange market in order to stabilise the exchange rate.
** Comprises e.g. interest accrued on the foreign-exchange reserve, the central government's net payments in foreign exchange, and changes in the banks' deposits in euro-denominated accounts at Danmarks Nationalbank.
*** Including net payments to the central government in foreign exchange as a result of currency swaps.
VALUE ADJUSTMENT OF DANMARKS NATIONALBANK'S PORTFOLIOS FOR 2025
Danmarks Nationalbank has calculated annual value adjustments of its holdings in connection with the preparation of the annual report for 2025.
As a result of value adjustments, etc. the foreign exchange reserve has increased by kr. 17.4 billion and amounts to kr. 668.5 billion at end-2025. Similarly, the holdings of domestic bonds have increased by kr. 0.2 billion and amount to kr. 33.5 billion at end-2025.
The monthly balance sheet is a liquidity statement, the purpose of which is that the net liquidity changes of the monetary-policy instruments as well as of the size of the foreign exchange reserve can be read directly from the balance as changes during the period. Thus the monthly balance sheet does not include value adjustments or accruals, which are solely included in Danmarks Nationalbank's annual report.
DEVELOPMENT IN LIQUIDITY
In January, the central government's net financing requirement amounted to kr. -2.2 billion, cf. table 2.
The net position of the banks and mortgage-credit institutes vis-à-vis Danmarks Nationalbank increased by kr. 2.9 billion in January, to an outstanding amount of kr. 327.3 billion.
Impact of various factors on the net position of the banks and mortgage-credit institutes via-a-vis Danmarks Nationalbank - table 2
| Kr. billion | January 2026 |
|---|---|
| The central government's net financing | -2.2 |
| Redemption on domestic central-government debt* | 7.3 |
| Net bond purchases by the government funds and own portfolio and financing of social housing, private care housing and KommuneKredit | 2.9 |
| Other** | 0.1 |
| The central government's gross domestic financing requirement | 8.1 |
| The central government's gross domestic borrowing*** | 9.0 |
| The central government's liquidity impact | -0.9 |
| Danmarks Nationalbank's net foreign-exchange purchases | 3.7 |
| Danmarks Nationalbank's net bond purchases | -1.0 |
| Other factors**** | 1.1 |
| Change in net position | 2.9 |
Note: Details may not add because of rounding and previously published figure may have been revised. All transactions as per settlement date. The net financing requirement published in ‘Foreign exchange and liquidity and monthly balance sheet, December 2025’ was corrected on 16 January 2026. The revised figures are provided in the table ‘DNSOST: Central government finance and debt, transactions by item’ in the StatBank, https://statistikbanken.dk/dnsost.
* Including krone-denominated payments by the central government in currency swaps.
** Comprises, inter alia, net bond purchases by the government funds and net collateral for the government’s swap portfolio.
*** Gross long-term borrowing, net short-term borrowing and krone-denominated payments to the central government in currency swaps.
**** Comprises e.g. changes in banknotes and coins in circulation.
DANMARKS NATIONALBANK'S INTEREST RATES
Since 6 June 2025 the discount rate has been 1.6 pct. p.a., since 6 June 2025 the current-account interest rate has been 1.6 pct. p.a., since 6 June 2025 the lending rate has been 1.75 pct. p.a. and since 6 June 2025 the rate of interest on certificates of deposit has been 1.6 pct. p.a.
Enquiries can be directed to press advisor Teis Hald Jensen on tel. +45 3363 6066.
BALANCE SHEET OF DANMARKS NATIONALBANK 31 JANUARY 2026
| Assets | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 kr. | 31/01 | 31/12 |
| Stock of gold | 58,781,773 | 40,309,044 |
| Foreign assets | 563,081,875 | 557,380,890 |
| Claims on the International Monetary Fund | 55,445,395 | 59,562,133 |
| Claims related to banks' and mortgage credit institutes' TARGET accounts in ECB | 31,004 | 30,057 |
| Monetary-policy lending | - | - |
| Other lending | 928,680 | 1,302,286 |
| - Banks'1) | 928,680 | 1,302,286 |
| - Miscellaneous loans | - | - |
| Domestic bonds | 32,531,391 | 33,301,632 |
| Financial fixed assets, etc. | 131,550 | 131,550 |
| Tangible and intangible fixed assets | 923,023 | 850,058 |
| Other assets | 10,005,522 | 5,119,315 |
| 721,860,213 | 697,986,965 |
1) Other lending to banks include loans for cash deposits.
| Liabilities | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 kr. | 31/01 | 31/12 |
| Banknotes | 45,227,916 | 46,169,820 |
| Coins | 6,094,472 | 6,114,654 |
| Monetary-policy deposits | 327,328,814 | 324,386,067 |
| - Current accounts | 327,328,814 | 324,386,067 |
| - Certificates of deposit | - | - |
| Other deposits | 796,268 | 871,856 |
| - Deposits related to banks' and mortgage credit institutes' TARGET accounts in ECB | 31,004 | 30,057 |
| - Other deposits from banks' and mortgage credit institutes' | 367,128 | 391,282 |
| - Miscellaneous deposits | 398,136 | 450,517 |
| Central government | 164,114,129 | 161,496,380 |
| Foreign liabilities | 3,370,499 | 6,137,113 |
| Counterpart of Special Drawing Rights allocated by the IMF (SDR) | 42,024,217 | 45,039,776 |
| Other liabilities | 32,064,973 | 6,932,374 |
| Capital and reserves | 100,838,925 | 100,838,925 |
| 721,860,213 | 697,986,965 |
Note: The monthly balance sheet is calculated at beginning of year values +/- accumulated transaction values. The monthly balance does not include value adjustments and accruals, as these are only calculated at year-end, cf. Danmarks Nationalbank's accounting principles.