Denmark vs United States: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and over time
- Denmark
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 83,587 National currency against 22,865 National currency in Denmark, a difference of 60,722 National currency.
That makes United States's figure about 3.7 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 9th and United States ranks 6th of 30 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,945 National currency | 19,485 National currency | 8,460 National currency | Denmark |
| 2000s | 30,356 National currency | 23,958 National currency | 6,399 National currency | Denmark |
| 2010s | 35,958 National currency | 41,203 National currency | 5,245 National currency | United States |
| 2020s | 30,664 National currency | 85,056 National currency | 54,393 National currency | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and, Denmark or United States?
- United States, at 83,587 National currency against 22,865 National currency in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and between Denmark and United States?
- 60,722 National currency, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and United States rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes and?
- Denmark ranks 9th and United States ranks 6th of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes and duties on imports excluding Value Added Tax. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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