Denmark vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Denmark
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 51.4% against 32.3% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 19.1%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.6 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 6th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd of 153 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.3% | 34.4% | 4.9% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 30.9% | 8.2% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 25.2% | 19.9% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 29.7% | 19.2% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Denmark or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Denmark, at 51.4% against 32.3% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Denmark and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 19.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Denmark ranks 6th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.