--- title: "This is insane... Denmark's Ministry of Finance released official data on the ne…" source: "https://x.com/geiger_capital/status/2088320585696678388" platform: "X / Twitter" factual_accuracy: 33 overall_accuracy: 25 tags: ["immigration data", "immigration", "taxation", "muslims", "immigration policy", "migration policy", "denmark", "immigrant fiscal contribution"] --- # Source fact-check: This is insane... Denmark's Ministry of Finance released official data on the ne… Original post: https://x.com/geiger_capital/status/2088320585696678388 Factual accuracy: 33% · Overall accuracy: 25% ## Source post **Target post by @geiger_capital** > This is insane... > > Denmark's Ministry of Finance released official data on the net fiscal contribution of immigrants from 36 different countries... > > 24/26 non-Muslim nations benefit taxpayers. > All 10 Muslim nations cost Denmark money. https://t.co/uudPGjtjoy > ![image 0](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HPs0gVMW4AEBcTy.jpg) ## Post analysis Verdict: 25% · Model: Kimi K2.6 · Checked on: 16/08/2026 The post misrepresents Denmark’s official fiscal data on immigrants in several key ways. First, its assertion that the Ministry of Finance released a breakdown for exactly 36 countries is false; the standard country‑level reports cover 33 origin countries, and the figure 36 appears in those reports as a monetary cost (DKK 36 billion), not as a count of nations[^1]. Second, the ministry does not classify immigrants by religion, and the claim that 24 of 26 non‑Muslim countries benefit taxpayers is fabricated. In the available data only 14 of the 22 non‑Muslim countries show a positive net contribution, not 24 of 26[^2]. The post is accurate, however, on the narrower point that immigrants from each of the ten Muslim‑majority countries included in the ministry’s data have a net negative fiscal contribution[^3]. Because the post’s central framing and its two most prominent numerical claims are false, it is largely inaccurate. **Overall validity: 25%** [^1]: [Denmark's Ministry of Finance released official data on the net fiscal contribution of immigrants from 36 different countries.](#zW9MIIYXg1CVv7q0Croi) [^2]: [Denmark's Ministry of Finance data indicate that immigrants from 24 of the 26 non‑Muslim countries have a net positive fiscal contribution to Danish taxpayers.](#dxACkMi5BLoTTiOYNfg1) [^3]: [Immigrants from each of the ten Muslim-majority countries included in Denmark's Ministry of Finance data have a net negative fiscal contribution to Denmark.](#kMJ87uFr4gyaxW1PjouW) ## Claims found (3) ### 1. Denmark's Ministry of Finance released official data on the net fiscal contribution of immigrants from 36 different countries. — 0% Model: Kimi K2.6 · Checked on: 16/08/2026 · Detail: /claim/zW9MIIYXg1CVv7q0Croi - Denmark’s Ministry of Finance (Finansministeriet) does publish annual official analyses of immigrants’ net fiscal contribution, based on the national “Law Model” register data[^1][^2]. - The 2015 report contains detailed tables showing net contributions for **14 Western and 19 non-Western origin countries**, a total of **33 countries**[^3]. - The 2016 report figure displays average net contributions for **33 foreign origin countries** (plus Denmark as a reference group)[^4]. - The number **36** appears in the ministry’s reports only as a monetary value—e.g., a net cost of **DKK 36 billion** for non-Western immigrants in 2015—not as a count of countries[^3][^5]. - No official Ministry of Finance publication found lists net fiscal contributions for exactly **36** different countries; the available country-level breakdowns consistently cover **33** origin countries. **Overall validity**: 0% [^1]: [Økonomisk Analyse: Indvandreres nettobidrag til de offentlige finanser i 2019 - revideret version (september 2023)](https://fm.dk/udgivelser/2023/september/oekonomisk-analyse-indvandreres-nettobidrag-til-de-offentlige-finanser-i-2019-revideret-version-september-2023) [^2]: [Økonomisk Analyse: Indvandreres nettobidrag til de offentlige finanser i 2018](https://fm.dk/udgivelser/2021/oktober/oekonomisk-analyse-indvandreres-nettobidrag-til-de-offentlige-finanser-i-2018) [^3]: [\[PDF\] Indvandreres netto- bidrag til de offentlige finanser i 2015](https://regeringen.dk/media/ky3fe50j/indvandreres-nettobidrag-til-de-offentlige-finanser-i-2015_oekonomisk-analyse_230217.pdf) [^4]: [Indvandreres nettobidrag til de offentlige finanser i 2016](https://fm.dk/media/l1bm3faf/indvandreres_nettobidrag_til_de_offentlige_finanser_i_2016_a.pdf) [^5]: [Fremskrivning af indvandreres nettobidrag til de offentlige finanser Maj 2018](https://regeringen.dk/media/dzmpinny/fremskrivning-af-indvandreres-nettobidrag-til-de-offentlige-finanser_oea_maj-2018.pdf) ### 2. Denmark's Ministry of Finance data indicate that immigrants from 24 of the 26 non‑Muslim countries have a net positive fiscal contribution to Danish taxpayers. — 0% Model: Kimi K2.6 · Checked on: 16/08/2026 · Detail: /claim/dxACkMi5BLoTTiOYNfg1 - The Danish Ministry of Finance (Finansministeriet) publishes annual analyses of immigrants’ net fiscal contributions, but it classifies origin countries by **Western / non-Western** and **MENAPT / other non-Western**, not by religion (Muslim vs. non-Muslim)[^1][^2]. - The 2015 report’s country-level table covers **33 origin countries** with the largest immigrant populations, not 36[^3]. The 2016 figure similarly lists **33 origin countries**[^4]. - Of those 33 countries, roughly **11 are Muslim-majority / plurality** and **22 are non-Muslim**. In the official 2015 data, **8 non-Muslim countries show negative net contributions** (Bulgaria, Iceland, Romania, Philippines, Russia, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka), while only **14 non-Muslim countries show positive net contributions**[^3]. This is **14 of 22**, not 24 of 26. - The 2018 and 2019 reports continue to use the same broad categories and do not publish a 36-country breakdown framed as Muslim vs. non-Muslim[^2][^1]. **Overall validity**: 0% [^1]: [\#Decorative - Økonomisk Analyse: Indvandreres netto bidrag til de offentlige](https://fm.dk/media/0qmmvey5/indvandreres-nettobidrag-til-de-offentlige-finanser-i-2018-a.pdf) [^2]: [Økonomisk Analyse: Indvandreres nettobidrag til de offentlige finanser i 2019 - revideret version (september 2023)](https://fm.dk/udgivelser/2023/september/oekonomisk-analyse-indvandreres-nettobidrag-til-de-offentlige-finanser-i-2019-revideret-version-september-2023) [^3]: [\[PDF\] Indvandreres netto- bidrag til de offentlige finanser i 2015](https://regeringen.dk/media/ky3fe50j/indvandreres-nettobidrag-til-de-offentlige-finanser-i-2015_oekonomisk-analyse_230217.pdf) [^4]: [Indvandreres nettobidrag til de offentlige finanser i 2016](https://fm.dk/media/l1bm3faf/indvandreres_nettobidrag_til_de_offentlige_finanser_i_2016_a.pdf) ### 3. Immigrants from each of the ten Muslim-majority countries included in Denmark's Ministry of Finance data have a net negative fiscal contribution to Denmark. — 100% Model: Kimi K2.6 · Checked on: 16/08/2026 · Detail: /claim/kMJ87uFr4gyaxW1PjouW - The Danish Ministry of Finance's 2019 report on immigrants' net fiscal contribution (revised September 2023) contains a table listing average net contributions per person for 36 origin countries with at least 5,000 immigrants and descendants in Denmark[^1]. - Among the 36 origin countries listed, 10 are Muslim-majority. The 2019 data shows a negative average net fiscal contribution per person (in 1,000 DKK) for each of them: Turkey (-48), Syria (-122), Iraq (-111), Lebanon (-120), Pakistan (-45), Iran (-42), Somalia (-145), Afghanistan (-98), Morocco (-70), and Bosnia-Herzegovina (-53)[^1]. - Aggregate figures from the same report confirm that immigrants and descendants from MENAPT countries (Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan, Turkey) account for a negative net contribution of roughly -24 billion DKK annually, while Western immigrants contribute positively[^2]. - Earlier Danish Ministry of Finance reports (2016 and 2018) also show consistently negative net contributions for immigrants from Muslim-majority countries[^3][^4]. **Overall validity**: 100% [^1]: [Økonomisk Analyse: Indvandreres nettobidrag til de offentlige finanser i 2019 - revideret version (september 2023)](https://fm.dk/udgivelser/2023/september/oekonomisk-analyse-indvandreres-nettobidrag-til-de-offentlige-finanser-i-2019-revideret-version-september-2023) [^2]: [Immigration in Denmark — Official Statistics | Immigration Factbook](https://imin-hakusho.com/en/countries/denmark) [^3]: [Økonomisk Analyse: Indvandreres nettobidrag til de offentlige finanser i 2018](https://fm.dk/udgivelser/2021/oktober/oekonomisk-analyse-indvandreres-nettobidrag-til-de-offentlige-finanser-i-2018) [^4]: [Indvandreres nettobidrag til de offentlige finanser i 2016](https://fm.dk/media/l1bm3faf/indvandreres_nettobidrag_til_de_offentlige_finanser_i_2016_a.pdf)