Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Norway

Norway: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 95.36 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
95.36
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 191 countries
All-time high
95.36
in 2018
All-time low
94.13
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Norway, 2005–2019

0204060801002005201220192005: 94.12006: 94.12007: 94.12008: 94.12009: 94.12010: 94.12011: 94.12012: 94.12013: 94.72014: 94.72015: 94.72016: 94.72017: 94.72018: 95.42019: 95.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Norway recorded 95.36 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Norway peaked at 95.36 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 94.13, in 2005.

That places Norway 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Norway, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 94.13 —
2006 94.13 +0.0%
2007 94.13 +0.0%
2008 94.13 +0.0%
2009 94.13 +0.0%
2010 94.13 +0.0%
2011 94.13 +0.0%
2012 94.13 +0.0%
2013 94.75 +0.7%
2014 94.75 +0.0%
2015 94.75 +0.0%
2016 94.75 +0.0%
2017 94.75 +0.0%
2018 95.36 +0.7%
2019 95.36 +0.0%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 95.36 is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 95.36 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.3, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 94.13 94.13 94.13 5
2010s 94.68 94.13 95.36 10

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 12 Singapore 97.68 compare
  2. 13 Oman 97.06 compare
  3. 14 Djibouti 95.83 compare
  4. 16 Solomon Islands 95.21 compare
  5. 17 Ireland 94.98 compare
  6. 18 Seychelles 94.44 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Norway?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Norway was 95.36 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 95.36 in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 94.13 in 2005.
How does Norway rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Norway ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for time to comply with tax laws benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.