Tax revenues vs income inequality in Norway

Norway: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 41.44 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
41.44
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
7th
of 186 countries
All-time high
43.64
in 1986
All-time low
38.31
in 2015
Years of data
44
1980–2023

Tax revenues vs income inequality in Norway, 1980–2023

0102030401980200120231980: 41.91981: 43.41982: 42.61983: 41.31984: 40.51985: 41.91986: 43.61987: 41.91988: 41.41989: 39.71990: 40.21991: 40.41992: 39.51993: 38.71994: 401995: 39.51996: 39.41997: 40.21998: 41.31999: 41.62000: 41.82001: 41.92002: 42.32003: 41.62004: 42.32005: 42.52006: 42.62007: 422008: 41.12009: 412010: 41.72011: 41.82012: 41.32013: 39.72014: 38.62015: 38.32016: 38.82017: 38.62018: 39.32019: 39.92020: 38.72021: 41.32022: 43.42023: 41.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality in Norway is 41.44, 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 revenues vs income inequality in Norway peaked at 43.64 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 38.31, in 2015.

Norway ranks 7th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Tax revenues vs income inequality in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenues vs income inequality in Norway, 1980 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 Belgium 42.58 compare
  2. 5 Austria 42.54 compare
  3. 6 Italy 41.99 compare
  4. 8 Sweden 41.37 compare
  5. 9 Luxembourg 40.92 compare
  6. 10 Greece 39.78 compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Norway

All data for Norway →

Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Norway?
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Norway was 41.44 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 43.64 in 1986.
What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 38.31 in 2015.
How does Norway rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
Norway ranks 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax revenues 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 44 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Tax revenues vs income inequality in Norway. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://poverty.statizoid.com/stat/tax-revenues-vs-income-inequality/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://poverty.statizoid.com/stat/tax-revenues-vs-income-inequality/norway/">Tax revenues vs income inequality in Norway</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Tax revenues vs income inequality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 6,284 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed