Malaysia vs Norway: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Malaysia
64.3%
in 2024
Norway
59.7%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
11th
Norway rank
13th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Malaysia
- Norway
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 64.3% against 59.7% in Norway, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 11th and Norway ranks 13th of 153 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.5% | 36.3% | 17.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 53.4% | 10.5% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 50.3% | 16.3% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 58.4% | 8.2% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Malaysia or Norway?
- Malaysia, at 64.3% against 59.7% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Malaysia and Norway?
- 4.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Norway?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Norway rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Malaysia ranks 11th and Norway ranks 13th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.