Denmark vs Norway: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Denmark
59.0%
in 2024
Norway
59.7%
in 2024
Denmark rank
15th
Norway rank
13th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 59.7% against 59.0% in Denmark, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 15th and Norway ranks 13th of 153 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.7% | 28.0% | 17.7% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 43.9% | 35.6% | 8.3% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 32.8% | 14.7% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 53.4% | 6.9% | Norway |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 50.3% | 2.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 58.4% | 2.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 59.7% against 59.0% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.7%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Denmark ranks 15th and Norway ranks 13th 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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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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.