Denmark vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value over time
- Denmark
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 285,160 National currency against 210,476 National currency in United Kingdom, a difference of 74,684 National currency.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 29 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 | 106,068 National currency | 54,593 National currency | 51,475 National currency | Denmark |
| 2000s | 148,999 National currency | 80,760 National currency | 68,238 National currency | Denmark |
| 2010s | 193,666 National currency | 129,502 National currency | 64,164 National currency | Denmark |
| 2020s | 260,948 National currency | 180,807 National currency | 80,141 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 — value, Denmark or United Kingdom?
- Denmark, at 285,160 National currency against 210,476 National currency in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value between Denmark and United Kingdom?
- 74,684 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 — value?
- Denmark ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value added type 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