Tax revenue in Denmark
Central government tax revenue in Denmark was equal to 33.4% of GDP in 2024.
Denmark, 2024
33.4%
Change from 2023
+1.4percentage points
European Union, 2024
19.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
22.7%
Tax revenue in Denmark over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.4% | 19.8% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | 19.6% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | 19.9% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | 19.9% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | 19.6% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | 20.0% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | 19.9% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | 19.8% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | 19.7% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | 19.7% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | 19.9% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | 19.7% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | 19.3% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | 18.9% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | 18.7% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | 18.4% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | 19.2% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | 19.6% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | 19.3% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | 19.0% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | 18.7% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | 18.9% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | 19.1% |
| 2001 | 30.2% | 19.4% |
| 2000 | 31.5% | 19.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 32.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 36.6%, the figure has changed by −3.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 19.8%.