Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Denmark
Denmark: Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue was 0.1943 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Denmark, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.1943 for social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in 2020.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Denmark peaked at 0.2042 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1534, in 2000.
That places Denmark 23rd out of 77 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1636 | — |
| 1996 | 0.1673 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1844 | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1787 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1684 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1534 | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1556 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.202 | +29.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1916 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1873 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1919 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1965 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1925 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1885 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1962 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1834 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1885 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2009 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2024 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1976 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2042 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1992 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1957 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1996 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2001 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1943 | -2.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.1943 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0767, 2.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.1943 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0392, 5.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +29.8% | 0.1556 | 0.202 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1725 | 0.1636 | 0.1844 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1856 | 0.1534 | 0.202 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1972 | 0.1834 | 0.2042 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1943 | 0.1943 | 0.1943 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More public sector data for Denmark
- Arms imports 427.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 71.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 55.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 427.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,666 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0235 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 22.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 9.96 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6,850 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Denmark?
- Social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Denmark was 0.1943 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2042 in 2015.
- What is the lowest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1534 in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue?
- Denmark ranks 23rd out of 77 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.