Social contributions (% of revenue) in Denmark
Denmark: Social contributions (% of revenue) was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Social contributions in Denmark, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1.7% for social contributions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Denmark peaked at 5.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1974.
Denmark ranks 87th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Social contributions (% of revenue) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 5.1% | — |
| 1973 | 1.7% | -66.8% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | +13.7% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 2.7% | +19.7% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | +31.4% |
| 1983 | 4.8% | +36.4% |
| 1984 | 4.7% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | -20.3% |
| 1987 | 4.5% | +24.9% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | -29.2% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 3.8% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +52.7% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -6.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.1%, 6% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 1.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.8%, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social contributions (% of revenue) in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | -66.8% | 5.1% | 1.7% |
| 1999 | +52.7% | 3.4% | 5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 5.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 2.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in Denmark?
- Social contributions in Denmark was 1.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1974.
- How does Denmark rank for social contributions?
- Denmark ranks 87th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. 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.