Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Denmark
Denmark: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 4.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Denmark, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Denmark stood at 4.0%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Denmark peaked at 4.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2005.
Denmark ranks 170th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.4% | — |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +38.9% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +44.0% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 3.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 167 Belize 5.0% compare
- 168 Mozambique 4.5% compare
- 168 Vanuatu 4.5% compare
- 170 South Africa 4.0% compare
- 172 Romania 3.4% compare
- 173 New Zealand 2.8% compare
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Denmark?
- Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Denmark was 4.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2005.
- How does Denmark rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
- Denmark ranks 170th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor tax and contributions measures all government mandated labor contributions that are borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.