Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) in Denmark
Denmark: Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) was 13.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Denmark, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on goods and services in Denmark stood at 13.7%. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Denmark peaked at 21.4% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2024.
Denmark ranks 38th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 17.3% | — |
| 1973 | 17.3% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 15.8% | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 15.5% | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 16.4% | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 18.0% | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 19.2% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 20.1% | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 19.6% | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 19.4% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 18.6% | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 18.9% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 19.3% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 19.5% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 21.4% | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 20.5% | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 20.3% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 19.2% | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 18.5% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 17.7% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 17.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 17.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 17.6% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 18.3% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 19.3% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 19.3% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 18.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | -0.7% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 13.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 13.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.4% | 15.5% | 20.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 19.7% | 18.6% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 17.6% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 17.2% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 16.0% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 13.7% | 16.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Denmark?
- Taxes on goods and services in Denmark was 13.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 1986.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Denmark ranks 38th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.