Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Norway
Norway: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 41.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
41.4%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
7th
of 187 countries
All-time high
43.6%
in 1986
All-time low
38.3%
in 2015
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Norway, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Norway is 41.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Norway peaked at 43.6% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 2015.
Norway ranks 7th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41.9% | — |
| 1981 | 43.4% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 42.6% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 41.3% | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 40.5% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 41.9% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 43.6% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 41.9% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 41.4% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 39.7% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 40.2% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 40.4% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 39.5% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 38.7% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 40.0% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 39.4% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 40.2% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 41.3% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 41.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 41.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 42.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 41.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 38.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | -4.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 41.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.8%, 1.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Norway's 41.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.9%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.8% | 39.7% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.1% | 38.7% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 41.0% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 38.3% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 38.7% | 43.4% | 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)
- 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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Norway?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Norway was 41.4% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 1986.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Norway ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality 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 UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.