Denmark vs South Africa: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Denmark
59.0%
in 2024
South Africa
57.8%
in 2024
Denmark rank
15th
South Africa rank
17th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Denmark
- South Africa
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 59.0% against 57.8% in South Africa, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was South Africa ahead.
Denmark ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 17th of 153 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.7% | 65.3% | 19.6% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 43.9% | 58.3% | 14.4% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 56.4% | 8.8% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 57.1% | 10.6% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 55.5% | 3.2% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 56.7% | 0.3% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Denmark or South Africa?
- Denmark, at 59.0% against 57.8% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Denmark and South Africa?
- 1.2%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and South Africa?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and South Africa rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Denmark ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 17th 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.