Austria vs Denmark: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total over time
- Austria
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 21,378 National currency against 12,179 National currency in Austria, a difference of 9,199 National currency.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.8 times Austria's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 9th and Denmark ranks 7th of 23 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,745 National currency | 6,000 National currency | 1,255 National currency | Denmark |
| 2000s | 6,046 National currency | 7,334 National currency | 1,288 National currency | Denmark |
| 2010s | 8,772 National currency | 12,896 National currency | 4,124 National currency | Denmark |
| 2020s | 10,774 National currency | 17,155 National currency | 6,381 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, Austria or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 21,378 National currency against 12,179 National currency in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total between Austria and Denmark?
- 9,199 National currency, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total?
- Austria ranks 9th and Denmark ranks 7th 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 — Total wage bill and payroll taxes. 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