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
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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About this data
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.