Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Norway
Norway: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax was 39.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Norway, 2004–2022
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Norway is 39.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Norway peaked at 39.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2004.
That places Norway 9th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 34.7% | — |
| 2008 | 37.6% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 38.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 39.5% | +4.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 39.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.3%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Norway's 39.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.2%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.1% | 34.7% | 38.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 37.1% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 37.8% | 39.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More poverty & inequality data for Norway
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,220 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 52.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.44 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 41.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Norway?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Norway was 39.5% in 2022, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax?
- Norway ranks 9th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.