{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"dk-income-tax-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/dk-income-tax-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/dk-income-tax-rate/","title":"Denmark Income Tax and Social Contributions (2025)","description":"Denmark's Income Tax and Social Contributions: 35.3 % of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions) in 2025, -0.5pp YoY.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","OECD","Denmark","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Denmark","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Denmark Income Tax and Social Contributions","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/tax-database.html"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Denmark"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Denmark (2025)","value":"35.3","unit":"% of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Denmark Income Tax and Social Contributions"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":40.737295},{"period":"2001","value":40.518749},{"period":"2002","value":39.870626},{"period":"2003","value":39.848915},{"period":"2004","value":38.481296},{"period":"2005","value":38.395349},{"period":"2006","value":38.492011},{"period":"2007","value":38.674007},{"period":"2008","value":38.495106},{"period":"2009","value":37.092074},{"period":"2010","value":36.190779},{"period":"2011","value":36.326993},{"period":"2012","value":36.399693},{"period":"2013","value":36.040035},{"period":"2014","value":35.878013},{"period":"2015","value":36.05167},{"period":"2016","value":36.027996},{"period":"2017","value":35.959848},{"period":"2018","value":35.465443},{"period":"2019","value":35.516682},{"period":"2020","value":35.300039},{"period":"2021","value":35.374893},{"period":"2022","value":35.469171},{"period":"2023","value":35.518069},{"period":"2024","value":35.785371},{"period":"2025","value":35.327587}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"35.3","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"35.8","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"35.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"35.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"35.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"35.3","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"35.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"35.5","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"36.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"36.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"36.1","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"35.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"36.0","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"36.4","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"36.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"36.2","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"37.1","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"38.5","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"38.7","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"38.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the combined personal income tax and employee social security contribution rate in Denmark for a single person with no children earning 100% of the average wage — the OECD's standard comparison case. This is NOT income tax alone: employee social contributions are included, so the figure is materially higher than a headline income tax rate. Household type matters too — a one-earner couple with two children faces a different rate in most countries. It is published by OECD and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 40.7 % of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions) in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 35.3 in 2020. The latest reading of 35.3 in 2025 represents a change of -0.5pp."}]}