Paying taxes: Payments in Norway

Norway: Paying taxes: Payments was 5 number per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
5 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
181st
of 190 countries
All-time high
5 number per year
in 2018
All-time low
4 number per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Norway, 2005–2019

0123452005201220192005: 4 number per year2006: 4 number per year2007: 4 number per year2008: 4 number per year2009: 4 number per year2010: 4 number per year2011: 4 number per year2012: 4 number per year2013: 4 number per year2014: 4 number per year2015: 4 number per year2016: 4 number per year2017: 4 number per year2018: 5 number per year2019: 5 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments in Norway is 5 number per year, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Norway peaked at 5 number per year in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4 number per year, in 2005.

That places Norway 181st out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Payments in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Norway, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 4 number per year —
2006 4 number per year +0.0%
2007 4 number per year +0.0%
2008 4 number per year +0.0%
2009 4 number per year +0.0%
2010 4 number per year +0.0%
2011 4 number per year +0.0%
2012 4 number per year +0.0%
2013 4 number per year +0.0%
2014 4 number per year +0.0%
2015 4 number per year +0.0%
2016 4 number per year +0.0%
2017 4 number per year +0.0%
2018 5 number per year +25.0%
2019 5 number per year +0.0%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 5 number per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 10 number per year, 50% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 5 number per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10 number per year, 50% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4 number per year 4 number per year 4 number per year 5
2010s 4.2 number per year 4 number per year 5 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 181 Brunei 5 number per year compare
  2. 181 Georgia 5 number per year compare
  3. 181 Singapore 5 number per year compare
  4. 181 Ukraine 5 number per year compare
  5. 181 United Arab Emirates 5 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Norway?
Paying taxes: payments in Norway was 5 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 5 number per year in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 4 number per year in 2005.
How does Norway rank for paying taxes: payments?
Norway ranks 181st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.