Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Denmark

Denmark: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 81.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
81.5%
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
11th
of 189 countries
All-time high
81.5%
in 2022
All-time low
73.4%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Denmark, 2008–2022

0204060802008201520222008: 73.42010: 74.82012: 79.32014: 74.82016: 74.82018: 74.22020: 782022: 81.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Denmark stood at 81.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Denmark peaked at 81.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2008.

That places Denmark 11th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Denmark, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 73.4%
2010 74.8% +2.0%
2012 79.3% +6.0%
2014 74.8% -5.8%
2016 74.8% +0.0%
2018 74.2% -0.8%
2020 78.0% +5.2%
2022 81.5% +4.5%

Denmark compared with similar countries

  • Denmark's 81.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Denmark's 81.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.3%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73.4% 73.4% 73.4% 1
2010s 75.6% 74.2% 79.3% 5
2020s 79.7% 78.0% 81.5% 2

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 8 France 83.8% compare
  2. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83.7% compare
  3. 10 New Zealand 82.8% compare
  4. 12 Latvia 81.4% compare
  5. 13 Thailand 81.3% compare
  6. 14 Greece 81.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Denmark?
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Denmark was 81.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2008.
How does Denmark rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
Denmark ranks 11th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Taxes as a % of price: total tax
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
191 places, 1,480 data points, 2008–2022
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