Malta vs Norway: Tax revenue
Malta
24.1%
in 2024
Norway
24.5%
in 2024
Malta rank
18th
Norway rank
15th
Tax revenue over time
- Malta
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 24.5% against 24.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Norway ahead.
Malta ranks 18th and Norway ranks 15th of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.7% | 21.5% | 1.8% | Norway |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 24.4% | 6.5% | Norway |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 22.7% | 3.6% | Norway |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 27.0% | 2.8% | Norway |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 23.6% | 1.8% | Malta |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 25.2% | 2.5% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Malta or Norway?
- Norway, at 24.5% against 24.1% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Malta and Norway?
- 0.4%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Norway?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Norway rank globally for tax revenue?
- Malta ranks 18th and Norway ranks 15th of 157 countries.
- 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
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.