Denmark vs Norway: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 802,251 National currency against 546,470 National currency in Norway, a difference of 255,781 National currency.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.5 times Norway's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 5th of 23 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 304,918 National currency | 121,495 National currency | 183,422 National currency | Denmark |
| 2000s | 382,837 National currency | 189,978 National currency | 192,859 National currency | Denmark |
| 2010s | 528,080 National currency | 316,235 National currency | 211,844 National currency | Denmark |
| 2020s | 712,711 National currency | 473,194 National currency | 239,517 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 Norway?
- Denmark, at 802,251 National currency against 546,470 National currency in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Denmark and Norway?
- 255,781 National currency, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Denmark ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 5th 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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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