Denmark vs Sweden: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.24 Factor of average annual wage against 1.15 Factor of average annual wage in Sweden, a difference of 0.09 Factor of average annual wage.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 27th of 29 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.04 Factor of average annual wage | 1.48 Factor of average annual wage | 0.4396 Factor of average annual wage | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.2 Factor of average annual wage | 1.51 Factor of average annual wage | 0.3057 Factor of average annual wage | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.27 Factor of average annual wage | 1.14 Factor of average annual wage | 0.1283 Factor of average annual wage | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 1.24 Factor of average annual wage against 1.15 Factor of average annual wage in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.09 Factor of average annual wage, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Denmark ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 27th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A single person without dependants based on the earnings level where the top statutory personal income tax rate first applies. The marginal tax rates are derived on the basis of a unit increase in gross wage earnings at the threshold. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household