Denmark vs Sweden: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita

Denmark
58,934 current LCU per person
in 2024
Sweden
69,159 current LCU per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
39th
Sweden rank
36th

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197219982024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 69,159 current LCU per person against 58,934 current LCU per person in Denmark, a difference of 10,225 current LCU per person.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 36th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 7,494 current LCU per person 4,126 current LCU per person 3,368 current LCU per person Denmark
1980s 19,669 current LCU per person 12,019 current LCU per person 7,650 current LCU per person Denmark
1990s 30,105 current LCU per person 26,040 current LCU per person 4,065 current LCU per person Denmark
2000s 44,115 current LCU per person 40,279 current LCU per person 3,837 current LCU per person Denmark
2010s 51,089 current LCU per person 53,883 current LCU per person 2,794 current LCU per person Sweden
2020s 57,614 current LCU per person 66,960 current LCU per person 9,346 current LCU per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita, Denmark or Sweden?
Sweden, at 69,159 current LCU per person against 58,934 current LCU per person in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita between Denmark and Sweden?
10,225 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 taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
Denmark ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 36th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (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, 4,635 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services (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.