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Denmark vs France: tax rates compared

Denmark's income tax rate is 0.5pp higher than France's (55.9% vs 55.4%). The 37-country average is 43.2%: both sit above it.

Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

Income Tax

0102030405060World avg 43.2%DK 55.9%FR 55.4%
Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Denmark55.9%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
France55.4%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+0.5 ppDenmark higher

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%DK 22%FR 36.1%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Denmark22%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
France36.1%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−14.1 ppFrance higherlargest gap on this page

France's corporate tax rate is 14.1pp higher than Denmark's (36.1% vs 22%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Denmark sits below it, France sits above it.

VAT

0102030405060World avg 19.5%DK 25%FR 20%
VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Denmark25%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Denmark (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-25
France20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — France (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-24
Difference+5 ppDenmark higher

Denmark's VAT rate is 5pp higher than France's (25% vs 20%). The 37-country average is 19.5%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%DK 0%FR 0%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Denmark0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Denmark (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-25
France0%Source: Service-Public.fr — Impôt sur la fortune immobilière (IFI) · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Denmark's wealth tax rate is identical to France's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Denmark's figure is dated 2026-06-25 and France's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.