Denmark vs Ireland: Social contributions

Denmark

19.52 billion current LCU

in 2024

Ireland

22.50 billion current LCU

in 2024

Denmark rank

64th

Ireland rank

62nd

Social contributions over time

Denmark
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 22.50 billion current LCU against 19.52 billion current LCU in Denmark, a difference of 2.97 billion current LCU.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Denmark ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 64th and Ireland ranks 62nd of 112 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Social contributions (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 112 places, 3,266 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.