Denmark vs Ireland: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 22,865 National currency against 3,370 National currency in Ireland, a difference of 19,495 National currency.
That makes Denmark's figure about 6.8 times Ireland's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 7th and Ireland ranks 9th of 27 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,945 National currency | 1,092 National currency | 26,853 National currency | Denmark |
| 2000s | 30,356 National currency | 2,469 National currency | 27,887 National currency | Denmark |
| 2010s | 35,958 National currency | 3,388 National currency | 32,570 National currency | Denmark |
| 2020s | 30,664 National currency | 3,309 National currency | 27,354 National currency | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on, Denmark or Ireland?
- Denmark, at 22,865 National currency against 3,370 National currency in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Denmark and Ireland?
- 19,495 National currency, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Denmark ranks 7th and Ireland ranks 9th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on imports excluding Value Added Tax and duties. 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