Taxes on goods and services in Norway
Norway: Taxes on goods and services was 18.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Norway, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Norway recorded 18.5% for taxes on goods and services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Norway peaked at 46.3% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2022.
Norway ranks 133rd of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 46.3% | — |
| 1973 | 44.0% | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 42.4% | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 43.7% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 44.3% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 46.3% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 44.5% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 42.2% | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 39.3% | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 38.0% | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 37.8% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 37.2% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 37.3% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 38.8% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 39.4% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 41.0% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 37.6% | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 35.7% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 33.7% | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 33.9% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 36.9% | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 37.8% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 38.5% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 34.4% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 34.6% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 36.7% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 34.8% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 27.8% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 27.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -32.7% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.2% | 42.2% | 46.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 38.2% | 35.7% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 33.7% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 21.3% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 22.8% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 15.1% | 27.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 130 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 19.5% compare
- 131 France 18.9% compare
- 132 San Marino 18.8% compare
- 134 Bhutan 17.9% compare
- 135 Australia 17.8% compare
- 136 United Arab Emirates 17.3% compare
More public sector data for Norway
- Arms imports 349.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 62.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 74.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 349.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,873 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0208 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 10.44 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 549.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Norway?
- Taxes on goods and services in Norway was 18.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 1972.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Norway ranks 133rd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.