Norway vs Singapore: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Norway
- Singapore
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.2% against 0.0% in Singapore, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Norway's figure about 3.2 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Singapore ahead.
Norway ranks 135th and Singapore ranks 136th of 154 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 8.8% | 7.7% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 4.2% | 3.6% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.5% | 0.9% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Norway or Singapore?
- Norway, at 0.2% against 0.0% in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Norway and Singapore?
- 0.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Singapore?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2007.
- How do Norway and Singapore rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Norway ranks 135th and Singapore ranks 136th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.