What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Denmark?

Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Denmark was 87.17 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Denmark?

The highest recorded value was 87.48 in 2012.

What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Denmark?

The lowest recorded value was 86.71 in 2005.

How does Denmark rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?

Denmark ranks 41st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Denmark

Name: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Denmark
Creator: World Bank
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Denmark: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 87.17 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

87.17

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

41st

of 188 countries

All-time high

87.48

in 2012

All-time low

86.71

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Denmark, 2005–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Denmark stood at 87.17.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Denmark peaked at 87.48 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 86.71, in 2005.

That places Denmark 41st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	86.71	86.71	86.71	5
2010s	87.11	86.71	87.48	10

Countries ranked near Denmark

38 Sri Lanka 87.64 compare
39 Austria 87.33 compare
39 Canada 87.33 compare
42 Mongolia 86.86 compare
43 Belgium 86.55 compare
44 China 86.24 compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Denmark?: Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Denmark was 87.17 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 87.48 in 2012.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 86.71 in 2005.
How does Denmark rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?: Denmark ranks 41st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Denmark?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Paying taxes: Time (hours 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 time to comply with tax laws 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.