Australia vs Norway: Taxes on goods and services
Australia
17.8%
in 2022
Norway
18.5%
in 2024
Australia rank
135th
Norway rank
133rd
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 18.5% against 17.8% in Australia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Norway ahead.
Australia ranks 135th and Norway ranks 133rd of 156 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.8% | 44.2% | 23.4% | Norway |
| 1980s | 23.3% | 38.2% | 14.9% | Norway |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 35.7% | 14.9% | Norway |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 25.5% | 2.0% | Norway |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 25.0% | 2.9% | Norway |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 21.8% | 2.8% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Australia or Norway?
- Norway, at 18.5% against 17.8% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Australia and Norway?
- 0.7%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Australia ranks 135th and Norway ranks 133rd of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.