Denmark vs Iceland: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Stamp

Denmark
7,869 National currency
in 2025
Iceland
29,226 National currency
in 2024
Denmark rank
4th
Iceland rank
2nd

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Stamp over time

  • Denmark
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 29,226 National currency against 7,869 National currency in Denmark, a difference of 21,357 National currency.

That makes Iceland's figure about 3.7 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 2nd of 22 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 5,434 National currency 5,281 National currency 152.82 National currency Denmark
2000s 6,028 National currency 10,083 National currency 4,056 National currency Iceland
2010s 5,342 National currency 19,698 National currency 14,356 National currency Iceland
2020s 6,691 National currency 28,486 National currency 21,796 National currency Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — stamp, Denmark or Iceland?
Iceland, at 29,226 National currency against 7,869 National currency in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — stamp between Denmark and Iceland?
21,357 National currency, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Iceland rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — stamp?
Denmark ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 2nd of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Stamp taxes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Stamp taxes
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
28 places, 835 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org