Denmark vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax over time
- Denmark
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.37 million National currency against 1.13 million National currency in United Kingdom, a difference of 235,290 National currency.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 30 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 535,982 National currency | 297,488 National currency | 238,494 National currency | Denmark |
| 2000s | 715,929 National currency | 462,350 National currency | 253,578 National currency | Denmark |
| 2010s | 945,592 National currency | 654,666 National currency | 290,926 National currency | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.24 million National currency | 956,912 National currency | 283,588 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, Denmark or United Kingdom?
- Denmark, at 1.37 million National currency against 1.13 million National currency in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax between Denmark and United Kingdom?
- 235,290 National currency, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and United Kingdom rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax?
- Denmark ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 15th 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