Norway vs World: Tax revenue
Norway
24.5%
in 2024
World
13.8%
in 2024
Norway rank
15th
World rank
18th
Tax revenue over time
- Norway
- World
How they compare
Norway currently reports 24.5% against 13.8% in World, a difference of 10.7%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.8 times World's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 15th and World ranks 18th of 157 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 14.9% | 7.8% | Norway |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 14.3% | 12.9% | Norway |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 13.8% | 9.7% | Norway |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 14.0% | 11.2% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Norway or World?
- Norway, at 24.5% against 13.8% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Norway and World?
- 10.7%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and World?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Norway and World rank globally for tax revenue?
- Norway ranks 15th and World ranks 18th 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.