High income vs Norway: Tax revenue

High income
15.2%
in 2024
Norway
24.5%
in 2024
High income rank
13th
Norway rank
15th

Tax revenue over time

  • High income
  • Norway
0102030197219982024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 24.5% against 15.2% in High income, a difference of 9.3%.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.6 times High income's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 13th and Norway ranks 15th of 35 groups.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 14.2% 21.6% 7.4% Norway
1980s 14.8% 24.4% 9.6% Norway
1990s 15.1% 22.7% 7.5% Norway
2000s 15.5% 27.0% 11.5% Norway
2010s 15.0% 23.6% 8.6% Norway
2020s 15.6% 25.2% 9.6% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, High income or Norway?
Norway, at 24.5% against 15.2% in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between High income and Norway?
9.3%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Norway?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do High income and Norway rank globally for tax revenue?
High income ranks 13th and Norway ranks 15th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.