Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Belgium or Denmark?

Belgium, at 59.4% against 59.0% in Denmark as of 2024.

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

30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.

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 total taxes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Denmark: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

Belgium

59.4%

in 2024

Denmark

59.0%

in 2024

Belgium rank

14th

Denmark rank

15th

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

Belgium
Denmark

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 59.4% against 59.0% in Denmark, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 14th and Denmark ranks 15th of 153 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1990s	57.4%	48.1%	9.2%	Belgium
2000s	58.8%	46.5%	12.3%	Belgium
2010s	57.2%	52.4%	4.8%	Belgium
2020s	57.0%	56.4%	0.6%	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Belgium or Denmark?: Belgium, at 59.4% against 59.0% in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Belgium and Denmark?: 0.4%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?: Belgium ranks 14th and Denmark ranks 15th 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 total taxes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes)
Unit: % of total taxes
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 4,584 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.