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
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
| 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
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.41 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,220 (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)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.004 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.39 (2023)
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.
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