Paying taxes: Time in Denmark

Denmark: Paying taxes: Time was 132 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
132 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
147th
of 187 countries
All-time high
135 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
130 hours per year
in 2012
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Denmark, 2005–2019

0501001502005201220192005: 135 hours per year2006: 135 hours per year2007: 135 hours per year2008: 135 hours per year2009: 135 hours per year2010: 135 hours per year2011: 135 hours per year2012: 130 hours per year2013: 132 hours per year2014: 132 hours per year2015: 132 hours per year2016: 132 hours per year2017: 132 hours per year2018: 132 hours per year2019: 132 hours per year

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 147th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 144 China 138 hours per year compare
  2. 145 Belgium 136 hours per year compare
  3. 146 Mongolia 134 hours per year compare
  4. 148 Austria 131 hours per year compare
  5. 148 Canada 131 hours per year compare
  6. 150 Sri Lanka 129 hours per year compare

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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 147th out of 187 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

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 data points, 2005–2019
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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.