What is the difference in tax revenue (current lcu), per capita between Denmark and Sweden?

1,288 current LCU per person, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Sweden: Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita

Denmark

163,352 current LCU per person

in 2024

Sweden

164,640 current LCU per person

in 2024

Denmark rank

33rd

Sweden rank

32nd

Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 164,640 current LCU per person against 163,352 current LCU per person in Denmark, a difference of 1,288 current LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 32nd of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	14,174 current LCU per person	8,088 current LCU per person	6,087 current LCU per person	Denmark
1980s	36,969 current LCU per person	22,043 current LCU per person	14,926 current LCU per person	Denmark
1990s	61,249 current LCU per person	50,043 current LCU per person	11,206 current LCU per person	Denmark
2000s	92,405 current LCU per person	91,764 current LCU per person	640.86 current LCU per person	Denmark
2010s	120,954 current LCU per person	117,568 current LCU per person	3,386 current LCU per person	Denmark
2020s	150,285 current LCU per person	151,399 current LCU per person	1,115 current LCU per person	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue (current lcu), per capita, Denmark or Sweden?: Sweden, at 164,640 current LCU per person against 163,352 current LCU per person in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue (current lcu), per capita between Denmark and Sweden?: 1,288 current LCU per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita?: Denmark ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 32nd of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita
Unit: current LCU per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 157 places, 4,711 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 23 August 2026

Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.