Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Norway

Norway: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 91.36 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
91.36
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
15th
of 186 countries
All-time high
91.36
in 2015
All-time low
90.36
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Norway, 2005–2015

0204060801002005201020152005: 90.42006: 90.42007: 90.42008: 90.62009: 90.62010: 90.62011: 90.62012: 90.62013: 90.82014: 90.92015: 91.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Norway recorded 91.36 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Norway peaked at 91.36 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 90.36, in 2005.

Norway ranks 15th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Norway, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 90.36 —
2006 90.36 +0.0%
2007 90.36 +0.0%
2008 90.59 +0.3%
2009 90.59 +0.0%
2010 90.59 +0.0%
2011 90.59 +0.0%
2012 90.59 +0.0%
2013 90.8 +0.2%
2014 90.93 +0.2%
2015 91.36 +0.5%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 91.36 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.82, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 91.36 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.96, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 90.45 90.36 90.59 5
2010s 90.81 90.59 91.36 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 12 Mauritius 91.92 compare
  2. 13 Denmark 91.83 compare
  3. 14 United Kingdom 91.6 compare
  4. 16 Finland 89.38 compare
  5. 17 Switzerland 89.13 compare
  6. 18 Brunei 89.05 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Norway?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Norway was 91.36 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 91.36 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 90.36 in 2005.
How does Norway rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Norway ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 2,013 data points, 2005–2015
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The score for paying taxes is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators, the payments, time and total tax and contribution rate for a company to comply with tax laws in an economy. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-16 studies.