Canada vs Denmark: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.37 million National currency against 1.12 million National currency in Canada, a difference of 251,610 National currency.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 16th and Denmark ranks 13th of 30 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 | 326,018 National currency | 535,982 National currency | 209,964 National currency | Denmark |
| 2000s | 457,918 National currency | 715,929 National currency | 258,011 National currency | Denmark |
| 2010s | 650,143 National currency | 945,592 National currency | 295,449 National currency | Denmark |
| 2020s | 978,428 National currency | 1.24 million National currency | 262,072 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 — total tax, Canada or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 1.37 million National currency against 1.12 million National currency in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax between Canada and Denmark?
- 251,610 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 — total tax?
- Canada ranks 16th and Denmark ranks 13th of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax receipts and actual social contributions. 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