Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Denmark

Denmark: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 100.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 191 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2011
All-time low
90.9%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Denmark, 2005–2019

0204060801002005201220192005: 90.92006: 93.52007: 92.82008: 96.62009: 97.92010: 98.12011: 1002012: 99.72013: 1002014: 1002015: 1002016: 1002017: 1002018: 1002019: 100

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Denmark stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Denmark peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 90.9%, in 2005.

That places Denmark 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Denmark, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 90.9%
2006 93.5% +2.8%
2007 92.8% -0.8%
2008 96.6% +4.2%
2009 97.9% +1.3%
2010 98.1% +0.2%
2011 100.0% +2.0%
2012 99.7% -0.3%
2013 100.0% +0.3%
2014 100.0% +0.0%
2015 100.0% +0.0%
2016 100.0% +0.0%
2017 100.0% +0.0%
2018 100.0% +0.0%
2019 100.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 94.3% 90.9% 97.9% 5
2010s 99.8% 98.1% 100.0% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Denmark?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Denmark was 100.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 90.9% in 2005.
How does Denmark rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Denmark ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Source
World Bank
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Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate 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.