Denmark vs Norway: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Denmark
29.0%
in 2023
Norway
21.4%
in 2023
Denmark rank
1st
Norway rank
2nd
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 29.0% against 21.4% in Norway, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd of 184 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.2% | 16.1% | 9.1% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 14.4% | 14.1% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 19.6% | 8.5% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 17.2% | 11.7% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 20.6% | 8.9% | 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, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 29.0% against 21.4% in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Denmark and Norway?
- 7.6%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd 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.