Denmark vs Netherlands: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 21,378 National currency against 722 National currency in Netherlands, a difference of 20,656 National currency.
That makes Denmark's figure about 29.6 times Netherlands's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 23 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,000 National currency | 60.2 National currency | 5,940 National currency | Denmark |
| 2000s | 7,334 National currency | 497.1 National currency | 6,837 National currency | Denmark |
| 2010s | 12,896 National currency | 676.3 National currency | 12,219 National currency | Denmark |
| 2020s | 17,155 National currency | 902 National currency | 16,253 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, Denmark or Netherlands?
- Denmark, at 21,378 National currency against 722 National currency in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 20,656 National currency, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total?
- Denmark ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 4th 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