Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on in Denmark
Denmark: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on was 920,593 National currency in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on in Denmark, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 920,593 National currency for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in Denmark peaked at 920,593 National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 307,643 National currency, in 1995.
Denmark ranks 9th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on in Denmark, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 307,643 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 322,002 National currency | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 336,767 National currency | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 343,381 National currency | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 360,637 National currency | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 374,156 National currency | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 373,619 National currency | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 381,663 National currency | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 394,702 National currency | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 420,448 National currency | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 463,442 National currency | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 468,813 National currency | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 478,051 National currency | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 483,121 National currency | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 464,363 National currency | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 495,181 National currency | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 502,868 National currency | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 529,711 National currency | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 560,703 National currency | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 633,912 National currency | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 600,165 National currency | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 602,700 National currency | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 629,323 National currency | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 614,159 National currency | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 695,793 National currency | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 704,468 National currency | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 794,983 National currency | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 761,748 National currency | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 810,522 National currency | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 886,873 National currency | +9.4% |
| 2025 | 920,593 National currency | +3.8% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 920,593 National currency is above the median for high income countries, which is 347,134 National currency, 2.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 920,593 National currency is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 193,325 National currency, 4.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 334,086 National currency | 307,643 National currency | 360,637 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 430,238 National currency | 373,619 National currency | 483,121 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 586,452 National currency | 495,181 National currency | 695,793 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 813,198 National currency | 704,468 National currency | 920,593 National currency | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 6 Costa Rica 2.49 million National currency compare
- 6 Lithuania 8,338 National currency compare
- 7 Sweden 1.12 million National currency compare
- 7 Slovenia 5,384 National currency compare
- 8 Norway 1.04 million National currency compare
- 8 Estonia 3,984 National currency compare
- 9 Latvia 3,661 National currency compare
- 10 Iceland 849,592 National currency compare
- 11 Czechia 671,269 National currency compare
- 12 Canada 572,585 National currency compare
More economy & growth data for Denmark
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9574 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 30.70 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0723 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5,136 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 18.24 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 121.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3,052 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 17.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in Denmark?
- Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in Denmark was 920,593 National currency in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 920,593 National currency in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 307,643 National currency in 1995.
- How does Denmark rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Denmark ranks 9th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on income. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
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