Paying taxes: Time in Denmark
Denmark: Paying taxes: Time was 132 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Time in Denmark, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time in Denmark stood at 132 hours per year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Denmark peaked at 135 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 130 hours per year, in 2012.
Denmark ranks 149th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Paying taxes: Time in Denmark, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 135 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 135 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 135 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 135 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 135 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 135 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 135 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 130 hours per year | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 132 hours per year | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 132 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 132 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 132 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 132 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 132 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 132 hours per year | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 132 hours per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 93% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 132 hours per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 170 hours per year, 78% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 135 hours per year | 135 hours per year | 135 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 132.4 hours per year | 130 hours per year | 135 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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: time in Denmark?
- Paying taxes: time in Denmark was 132 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 135 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 130 hours per year in 2012.
- How does Denmark rank for paying taxes: time?
- Denmark ranks 149th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time to comply with tax laws measures the time taken to prepare, ?le and pay three major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions.