Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Denmark
Denmark: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 59.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Denmark, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Denmark is 59.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Denmark peaked at 59.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 1979.
That places Denmark 15th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 45.5% | — |
| 1973 | 47.5% | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 52.3% | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 48.6% | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 46.2% | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 42.8% | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 42.1% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 40.5% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 41.6% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 42.0% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 42.6% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 41.0% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 43.7% | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 45.2% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 44.9% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 45.1% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 46.3% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 47.0% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 45.5% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 46.4% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 46.9% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 47.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 50.1% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 49.3% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 48.9% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 46.1% | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 46.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 46.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 45.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 54.2% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 57.4% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 54.4% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +3.8% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 59.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.9%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 59.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.4%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.7% | 40.5% | 52.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 43.9% | 41.0% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 45.5% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 43.1% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 50.1% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 54.2% | 59.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 71.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Denmark?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Denmark was 59.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 1979.
- How does Denmark rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Denmark ranks 15th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.