Brunei vs Denmark: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Brunei
20.7%
in 2009
Denmark
29.0%
in 2023
Brunei rank
3rd
Denmark rank
1st
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Brunei
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 29.0% against 20.7% in Brunei, a difference of 8.3%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Denmark ahead.
Brunei ranks 3rd and Denmark ranks 1st of 184 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 28.5% | 16.6% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 28.1% | 3.3% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp, Brunei or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 29.0% against 20.7% in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Brunei and Denmark?
- 8.3%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Denmark?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2009.
- How do Brunei and Denmark rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Brunei ranks 3rd and Denmark ranks 1st of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tax revenue on incomes, profits and capital gains divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.