Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Denmark
Denmark: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of was 0.6179 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Denmark, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.6179 for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in 2020.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Denmark peaked at 0.6548 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4811, in 2002.
Denmark ranks 62nd of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5372 | — |
| 1996 | 0.5342 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5291 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5117 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5098 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5233 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4871 | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4811 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4832 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5072 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5346 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5213 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6344 | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6277 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6194 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6066 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6054 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6128 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.618 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6548 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6226 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6138 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6197 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6055 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6396 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6179 | -3.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.6179 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8985, 69% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.6179 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.877, 70% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5244 | 0.5098 | 0.5372 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5419 | 0.4811 | 0.6344 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6199 | 0.6054 | 0.6548 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6179 | 0.6179 | 0.6179 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Denmark?
- Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Denmark was 0.6179 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6548 in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4811 in 2002.
- How does Denmark rank for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of?
- Denmark ranks 62nd out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, 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.