Denmark
Tax-to-GDP Ratio: 45.2% (+9.5% vs OECD Average)
Data year: 2024
Fiscal Balance
Surplus +4.5% of GDP
Gross Debt 37.9% of GDP
Budget Flow
Revenue Spending
Tax Revenue Breakdown
Total: 45.2% GDP
Compared to OECD Average
Tax Burden by Income Level
Tax Wedge by Income Level
Single, no children
Who Pays?
% of total tax revenue
67% of avg wage (low income) 35.2%
100% of avg wage (median) 36.1%
167% of avg wage (high income) 39%
Government Spending Breakdown
Social Protection
19.6% #5/16
Old Age / Retirement
7.2% #9/14
Sickness & Disability
4.8% #2/14
Family & Children
4.1% #1/14
Unemployment
1.4% #4/14
Social Exclusion
1.2% #6/14
Housing Assistance
0.6% #5/13
Other Social Protection
0.4% #5/14
Health
8.3% #5/17
Hospital Services
5.6% #3/14
Outpatient Services
1.4% #12/14
Medical Products & Equipment
0.5% #12/14
Public Health Services
0.1% #13/14
General Public Services
5.7% #9/17
Executive & Legislative
1.7% #8/14
Public Debt Interest
0.8% #10/14
Education
5.5% #6/17
Pre-primary & Primary
2.5% #3/14
Tertiary
1.5% #3/14
Secondary
1.3% #10/14
Economic Affairs
3.0% #16/17
Transport
1.8% #12/14
General Economic & Labour
0.5% #8/14
Defence
1.8% #7/17
Military Defence
1.3% #5/12
Recreation, Culture & Religion
1.5% #4/17
Public Order & Safety
1.0% #16/17
Environmental Protection
0.4% #14/16
Housing & Community
0.3% #17/17
% of GDP
vs others
Q1–Q3 median Denmark
What does the spending achieve?
Health Spending vs Life Expectancy
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Education Spending vs PISA Score
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Life Expectancy 81.9 years
Infant Mortality 3 per 1,000 births
PISA Average Score 491