A line graph titled 'It's complicated' showing Denmark's average net contribution to public finances by age in 2018, comparing Danish origin individuals with different immigrant groups.

A line graph from The Economist titled 'It's complicated' showing the average net financial contribution to Danish public finances, in DKr'000, by age, for 2018. It compares 'Danish origin' (dark blue), 'Other Western immigrants' (light blue), 'Other non-Western immigrants' (brown), and 'MENAPT immigrants' (dark red). The x-axis represents age from 1 to 90 years, and the y-axis represents net contribution from -300 to 200 DKr'000.

It's complicated Denmark, average net contribution to public finances, by age, 2018, DKr'000 200 100 0 -100 -200 -300 Danish origin Other Western immigrants* MENAPT† immigrants* Other non-Western immigrants* 1 50 90 Age, years Source: Danish Finance Ministry *And their descendants †Middle East and north Africa, Pakistan and Turkey The Economist