Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax in Denmark
Denmark: Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax was 19.2 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ▼ Falling
Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax in Denmark, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 19.2 Percentage of taxable income for effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in Denmark peaked at 27.93 Percentage of taxable income in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.2 Percentage of taxable income, in 2016.
Denmark ranks 24th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.93 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2001 | 26.18 Percentage of taxable income | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 26.18 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.18 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.18 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24.44 Percentage of taxable income | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 24.44 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.82 Percentage of taxable income | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 21.82 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21.82 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21.82 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21.82 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21.82 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.82 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.38 Percentage of taxable income | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 20.51 Percentage of taxable income | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 19.2 Percentage of taxable income | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 19.2 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.2 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.2 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.2 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.2 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.2 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.2 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.2 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19.2 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 19.2 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.2 Percentage of taxable income, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 19.2 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.98 Percentage of taxable income, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.7 Percentage of taxable income | 21.82 Percentage of taxable income | 27.93 Percentage of taxable income | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6 Percentage of taxable income | 19.2 Percentage of taxable income | 21.82 Percentage of taxable income | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2 Percentage of taxable income | 19.2 Percentage of taxable income | 19.2 Percentage of taxable income | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 21 Greece 21.82 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20.95 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 23 Austria 20.07 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 24 Norway 19.2 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 24 Slovenia 19.2 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 24 Indonesia 19.2 Percentage of taxable income 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 effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in Denmark?
- Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in Denmark was 19.2 Percentage of taxable income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 27.93 Percentage of taxable income in 2000.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2 Percentage of taxable income in 2016.
- How does Denmark rank for effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax?
- Denmark ranks 24th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators that capture the effect of income-based R&D tax incentives on firms’ investment costs: The EATR for R&D measures the impact of taxation on R&D investments that earn an economic profit. the user cost of capital for R&D measures the return that a firm needs to realise on an R&D investment before tax to offset all costs and taxes that arise from the investment, making zero economic profit. Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.