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 27,222 National currency against 17,956 National currency in Norway, a difference of 9,266 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 11th and Norway ranks 14th of 27 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 | 11,259 National currency | 2,838 National currency | 8,421 National currency | Denmark |
| 2000s | 17,625 National currency | 4,257 National currency | 13,368 National currency | Denmark |
| 2010s | 27,266 National currency | 10,723 National currency | 16,543 National currency | Denmark |
| 2020s | 30,753 National currency | 16,599 National currency | 14,154 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 27,222 National currency against 17,956 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?
- 9,266 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 11th and Norway ranks 14th 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 land, buildings or other structures. 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