Tax rate in Denmark

Denmark: Tax rate was 31.71 Rate in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
31.71 Rate
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
4th
of 34 countries
All-time high
34.92 Rate
in 2000
All-time low
30.2 Rate
in 2021
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Tax rate in Denmark, 2000–2025

01020302000201220252000: 34.9 Rate2001: 34.4 Rate2002: 34 Rate2003: 34 Rate2004: 33.4 Rate2005: 33.3 Rate2006: 33.4 Rate2007: 33.5 Rate2008: 33.2 Rate2009: 32.6 Rate2010: 31.2 Rate2011: 31.4 Rate2012: 31.6 Rate2013: 31 Rate2014: 30.8 Rate2015: 31.1 Rate2016: 31.1 Rate2017: 31 Rate2018: 30.7 Rate2019: 30.9 Rate2020: 30.9 Rate2021: 30.2 Rate2022: 30.8 Rate2023: 31 Rate2024: 32.2 Rate2025: 31.7 Rate

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tax rate in Denmark is 31.71 Rate, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate in Denmark peaked at 34.92 Rate in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.2 Rate, in 2021.

Denmark ranks 4th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.66 Rate 32.59 Rate 34.92 Rate 10
2010s 31.09 Rate 30.69 Rate 31.57 Rate 10
2020s 31.12 Rate 30.2 Rate 32.18 Rate 6

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 1 Romania 40.39 Rate compare
  2. 2 Hungary 33.5 Rate compare
  3. 3 Slovenia 31.94 Rate compare
  4. 5 Lithuania 29.61 Rate compare
  5. 6 Germany 26.03 Rate compare
  6. 7 Croatia 23.73 Rate compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate in Denmark?
Tax rate in Denmark was 31.71 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 34.92 Rate in 2000.
What is the lowest tax rate recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 30.2 Rate in 2021.
How does Denmark rank for tax rate?
Denmark ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax rate rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tax rate
Unit
Rate
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 890 data points, 2000–2025
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