Norway: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Norway's taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) fell 3.3 percentage points on 2023 (from 63.04% to 59.74%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.16 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.76 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 16.94 percentage points in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.91 percentage points in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2.58 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 57% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Norway had the 8th highest value of the 89 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Norway in the 2024 ranking

• New Zealand — 5th of 89: 65.96%
• Ireland — 6th of 89: 64.62%
• Malaysia — 7th of 89: 64.28%
• Belgium — 9th of 89: 59.39%
• Denmark — 10th of 89: 59.04%
• Brazil — 11th of 89: 58.67%

What this measures

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 53 values

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) in nearby economies

• Albania — 25.92% (2024)
• Armenia — 43.24% (2024)
• Austria — 49.76% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 39.41% (2024)
• Belarus — 7.31% (2024)
• Belgium — 59.39% (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 18.78% (2024)
• Bulgaria — 30.7% (2024)
• Croatia — 14.16% (2023)

More public sector data for Norway

• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 407 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current USD) — 17.03 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 177 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 3.28% (2025)
• Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 415 million (2025)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 169.03 billion (2024)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 3.14% (2024)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — 729.5 billion (2024)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) — 13.55% (2024)
• Social contributions (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is Norway's taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes)?

59.74% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 28.83 percentage points from 30.91% in 1972. The highest value was 71.95% in 2022 and the lowest 25.57% in 1973.

How does Norway rank?

8th highest of 89 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) unusual for Norway?

In 2024, Norway's taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) fell 3.3 percentage points on 2023 (from 63.04% to 59.74%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.16 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.76 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.YPKG.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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