How does Denmark rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?

Denmark ranks 55th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Denmark?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Denmark

Name: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Denmark
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Denmark: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 88.33 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

88.33

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

55th

of 188 countries

All-time high

88.33

in 2005

All-time low

88.33

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Denmark, 2005–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Denmark stood at 88.33. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Denmark peaked at 88.33 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 88.33, in 2005.

Denmark ranks 55th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	88.33	88.33	88.33	5
2010s	88.33	88.33	88.33	10

Countries ranked near Denmark

54 Brazil 88.98 compare
55 Colombia 88.33 compare
55 Costa Rica 88.33 compare
55 Kazakhstan 88.33 compare
55 Lithuania 88.33 compare
55 Moldova 88.33 compare
55 Slovenia 88.33 compare
55 Turkey 88.33 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Denmark?: Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Denmark was 88.33 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 88.33 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 88.33 in 2005.
How does Denmark rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?: Denmark ranks 55th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Denmark data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 2,783 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for tax payments benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.