Canada vs Denmark: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on

Canada
411,665 National currency
in 2025
Denmark
802,251 National currency
in 2025
Canada rank
6th
Denmark rank
3rd

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time

  • Canada
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 802,251 National currency against 411,665 National currency in Canada, a difference of 390,586 National currency.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.9 times Canada's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 6th and Denmark ranks 3rd of 23 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Denmark Difference Ahead
1990s 122,449 National currency 304,918 National currency 182,469 National currency Denmark
2000s 165,311 National currency 382,837 National currency 217,526 National currency Denmark
2010s 231,476 National currency 528,080 National currency 296,603 National currency Denmark
2020s 353,942 National currency 712,711 National currency 358,769 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, Canada or Denmark?
Denmark, at 802,251 National currency against 411,665 National currency in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Canada and Denmark?
390,586 National currency, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
Canada ranks 6th and Denmark ranks 3rd of 23 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 individual or household income excluding holding gains. 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 — Taxes on individual or household income excluding holding gains
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
30 places, 951 data points, 1970–2025
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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