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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4338 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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