Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Denmark
Denmark: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 31.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Denmark, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Denmark stood at 31.6%.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Denmark peaked at 36.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2001.
That places Denmark 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.5% | — |
| 2001 | 30.2% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 31.6% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | 30.2% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 32.4% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 30.8% | 35.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Denmark?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Denmark was 31.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2001.
- How does Denmark rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Denmark ranks 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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