Australia vs Denmark: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Australia
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 419,250 National currency against 319,002 National currency in Australia, a difference of 100,248 National currency.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 17th and Denmark ranks 14th of 31 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76,904 National currency | 216,376 National currency | 139,472 National currency | Denmark |
| 2000s | 119,415 National currency | 263,911 National currency | 144,496 National currency | Denmark |
| 2010s | 191,901 National currency | 328,829 National currency | 136,928 National currency | Denmark |
| 2020s | 281,185 National currency | 393,265 National currency | 112,081 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, Australia or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 419,250 National currency against 319,002 National currency in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Australia and Denmark?
- 100,248 National currency, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Denmark?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Denmark rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Australia ranks 17th and Denmark ranks 14th of 31 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 production and imports. 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