Canada vs Denmark: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Canada currently reports 24,824 National currency against 21,378 National currency in Denmark, a difference of 3,446 National currency.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and Denmark ranks 7th of 23 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,818 National currency | 6,000 National currency | 818.2 National currency | Canada |
| 2000s | 9,111 National currency | 7,334 National currency | 1,777 National currency | Canada |
| 2010s | 13,313 National currency | 12,896 National currency | 417 National currency | Canada |
| 2020s | 21,282 National currency | 17,859 National currency | 3,423 National currency | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total, Canada or Denmark?
- Canada, at 24,824 National currency against 21,378 National currency in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total between Canada and Denmark?
- 3,446 National currency, with Canada 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?
- Canada ranks 6th 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