Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Denmark
Denmark: Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from was 0.4048 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Denmark, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Denmark stood at 0.4048.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Denmark peaked at 0.4566 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1621, in 1998.
Denmark ranks 14th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2568 | — |
| 1996 | 0.2249 | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1638 | -27.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1621 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1631 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4566 | +179.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4564 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4504 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4395 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4466 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4412 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4476 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4498 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4428 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4146 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4016 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4126 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4069 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3927 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3855 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3956 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3835 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3891 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3807 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4331 | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4048 | -6.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.4048 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0531, 7.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.4048 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0349, 11.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +179.9% | 0.1631 | 0.4566 |
| 1997 | -27.1% | 0.2249 | 0.1638 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1941 | 0.1621 | 0.2568 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4445 | 0.4146 | 0.4566 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3981 | 0.3807 | 0.4331 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4048 | 0.4048 | 0.4048 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 11 Ireland 0.5739 compare
- 12 United Kingdom 0.4296 compare
- 13 Netherlands 0.4281 compare
- 15 Albania 0.3799 compare
- 16 South Korea 0.3579 compare
- 17 Indonesia 0.3042 compare
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- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Denmark?
- Taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Denmark was 0.4048 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4566 in 2000.
- What is the lowest taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1621 in 1998.
- How does Denmark rank for taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from?
- Denmark ranks 14th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 property, 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.