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

Denmark
802,251 National currency
in 2025
United States
2.55 million National currency
in 2024
Denmark rank
3rd
United States rank
1st

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

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How they compare

United States currently reports 2.55 million National currency against 802,251 National currency in Denmark, a difference of 1.75 million National currency.

That makes United States's figure about 3.2 times Denmark's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 23 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United States Difference Ahead
1990s 304,918 National currency 837,325 National currency 532,407 National currency United States
2000s 382,837 National currency 1.13 million National currency 742,503 National currency United States
2010s 528,080 National currency 1.64 million National currency 1.11 million National currency United States
2020s 694,803 National currency 2.47 million National currency 1.77 million 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 on, Denmark or United States?
United States, at 2.55 million National currency against 802,251 National currency in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Denmark and United States?
1.75 million 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 on?
Denmark ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st 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