Taxes on payroll and workforce, Ratio of this level … total in Denmark
Denmark: Taxes on payroll and workforce, Ratio of this level … total was 1 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Taxes on payroll and workforce, Ratio of this level of government's in Denmark, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 1 for taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's in Denmark peaked at 1 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1995.
Denmark ranks 2nd of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Taxes on payroll and workforce, Ratio of this level … total in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 | — |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 1 Colombia 1.22 compare
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- 2 Bulgaria 1 compare
- 2 Brazil 1 compare
- 2 Finland 1 compare
- 2 United Kingdom 1 compare
- 2 Guatemala 1 compare
- 2 Ireland 1 compare
- 2 Iceland 1 compare
- 2 Israel 1 compare
- 2 Italy 1 compare
- 2 Lithuania 1 compare
- 2 Latvia 1 compare
- 2 Marshall Islands 1 compare
- 2 Mauritius 1 compare
- 2 Netherlands 1 compare
- 2 Norway 1 compare
- 2 Peru 1 compare
- 2 Palau 1 compare
- 2 Poland 1 compare
- 2 Senegal 1 compare
- 2 Slovenia 1 compare
- 2 Sweden 1 compare
- 2 South Africa 1 compare
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- Arms imports 278.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's in Denmark?
- Taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's in Denmark was 1 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
- What is the lowest taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
- How does Denmark rank for taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's?
- Denmark ranks 2nd out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on payroll and workforce, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes on payroll and workforce, 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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About this data
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.