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
0102030197219982024

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

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.