Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Norway
Norway: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 59.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
59.6%
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
84th
of 189 countries
All-time high
72.8%
in 2012
All-time low
59.6%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Norway, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Norway stood at 59.6%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Norway peaked at 72.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2022.
Norway ranks 84th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 72.7% | — |
| 2010 | 72.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | -3.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 59.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 81% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Norway's 59.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.3%, 79% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.7% | 72.7% | 72.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 64.0% | 72.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 59.6% | 61.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 81 Russian Federation 61.0% compare
- 82 South Africa 60.1% compare
- 83 Japan 59.9% compare
- 85 Switzerland 59.0% compare
- 86 Tajikistan 59.0% compare
- 87 Bangladesh 58.4% compare
More health data for Norway
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -7.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,212 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0238 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0617 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Norway?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Norway was 59.6% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Norway ranks 84th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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