Tax revenues vs income inequality in Denmark
Denmark: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 43.39 in 2023. β¬ Flat
Latest (2023)
43.39
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
2nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
48.78
in 2014
All-time low
41.93
in 2022
Years of data
44
1980β2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Denmark, 1980β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality in Denmark is 43.39, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Denmark peaked at 48.78 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 41.93, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 2nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.54 | 42.02 | 48.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.84 | 45.41 | 48.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.05 | 44.74 | 47.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.94 | 44.44 | 48.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.95 | 41.93 | 47.25 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More poverty & inequality data for Denmark
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.51 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,096 (2024)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.003 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.28 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0757 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0757 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0848 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1102 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Denmark?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Denmark was 43.39 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 48.78 in 2014.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.93 in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Denmark ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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