Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics … Effective average in Denmark
Denmark: Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics … Effective average was 25.96 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ▲ Rising
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average in Denmark, 2017–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 25.96 Percentage of taxable income for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.8% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Denmark peaked at 25.96 Percentage of taxable income in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.74 Percentage of taxable income, in 2017.
That places Denmark 39th out of 99 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Effective tax rates: Corporate tax statistics … Effective average in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.74 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 17 Percentage of taxable income | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 17.33 Percentage of taxable income | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 17.53 Percentage of taxable income | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 17.94 Percentage of taxable income | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 19.1 Percentage of taxable income | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 19.18 Percentage of taxable income | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 18.83 Percentage of taxable income | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 25.96 Percentage of taxable income | +37.8% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 25.96 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.64 Percentage of taxable income, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 25.96 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.52 Percentage of taxable income, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.03 Percentage of taxable income | 16.74 Percentage of taxable income | 17.33 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | 19.76 Percentage of taxable income | 17.53 Percentage of taxable income | 25.96 Percentage of taxable income | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 36 Austria 26.61 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 37 Malta 26.5 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 38 Nicaragua 26.4 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 40 New Zealand 25.5 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 41 Norway 25.15 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 42 Montserrat 24.99 Percentage of taxable income compare
More economy & growth data for Denmark
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -17.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,148 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0121 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0109 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 838.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Denmark?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in Denmark was 25.96 Percentage of taxable income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 25.96 Percentage of taxable income in 2025.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.74 Percentage of taxable income in 2017.
- How does Denmark rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average?
- Denmark ranks 39th out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. 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 Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators calculated on the basis of a prospective, hypothetical investment project. Unlike backward-looking ETRs, they do not incorporate any information about firms' actual tax payments.The OECD methodology has been described in detail in the OECD Taxation Working Paper No. 38 (Hanappi, 2018). Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.