NationMaster - Danish Taxation statistics

Components of taxation > Corporate income tax	u5.8%		[24th of 28]
Components of taxation > Goods and service tax	33.1%		[12th of 30]
Components of taxation > Payroll and workforce taxes	0.4%		[7th of 7]
Components of taxation > Personal income tax	53.2%		[1st of 30]
Components of taxation > Property tax	3.3%		[14th of 18]
Contribution by middle 40%	37.2%		[1st of 14]
Contribution by poorest 30%	14.1%		[1st of 14]
Contribution by richest 30%	48.7%		[14th of 14]
Taxes on goods and services > % value added of industry and services	19.09 %	...	[6th of 89]
Taxes on goods and services > current LCU	235043400000	...
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of revenue	37.68 %	...	[10th of 98]
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of total taxes	44.82 %	...	[19th of 98]
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > current LCU	201315500000	...
Total tax rate > % of profit	31.5 %	...	[148th of 171]
Total tax wedge > Single worker	44.2%		[9th of 29]
Total tax wedge > Single-income family	31.3%		[12th of 29]
Total taxation as % of GDP	48.8 % of GDP		[2nd of 18]
Value Added Tax > Lower rate for dwellings	0		[23rd of 25]
Value Added Tax > Professional services	25		[3rd of 25]
Value Added Tax > Standard rate	25%		[2nd of 25]

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SOURCES: OECD Revenue Statistics; Michael F. Forster, 'Trends and Driving Factors in Income Distribution and Poverty in the OECD Area', OECD Labour Market and Social Policy Occasional Paper 42; World Development Indicators database; OECD; OECD Revenue Statistics ; Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark, Kongeriget Danmark, Danmark

In Denmark, more than 50% of the tax collected is personal income tax. In the Netherlands, personal income tax makes up less than 15%.
Tax makes up half of the of Gross Domestic Product in Denmark and Sweden. In Japan and the United States, it makes up less than 30%.

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