Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Norway
Norway: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 41.44 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Norway, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Norway is 41.44, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Norway peaked at 43.64 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 38.31, in 2015.
That places Norway 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41.94 | — |
| 1981 | 43.36 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 42.55 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 41.28 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 40.53 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 41.87 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 43.64 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 41.89 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 41.44 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 39.74 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 40.25 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 40.37 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 39.53 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 38.66 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 39.95 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 39.49 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 39.41 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 40.21 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 41.33 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 41.65 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 41.75 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 41.94 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 42.25 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 41.58 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 42.3 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 42.5 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 42.64 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 41.95 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 41.15 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 41.05 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 41.7 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 41.78 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 41.26 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 39.69 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 38.61 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 38.31 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 38.78 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 38.6 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 39.25 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 39.85 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 38.71 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 41.34 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 43.44 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 41.44 | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.82 | 39.74 | 43.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.09 | 38.66 | 41.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.91 | 41.05 | 42.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.78 | 38.31 | 41.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.23 | 38.71 | 43.44 | 4 |
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)
- 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 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.004 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Norway?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Norway was 41.44 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 43.64 in 1986.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.31 in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Norway ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.