Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Norway

Norway: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 85.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
85.8%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
86th
of 191 countries
All-time high
85.8%
in 2019
All-time low
78.6%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Norway, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 78.62006: 78.62007: 78.62008: 79.32009: 79.32010: 79.32011: 79.32012: 79.32013: 79.32014: 79.72015: 812016: 81.12017: 83.62018: 84.72019: 85.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Norway recorded 85.8% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Norway peaked at 85.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 2005.

That places Norway 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Norway, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 78.6%
2006 78.6% +0.0%
2007 78.6% +0.0%
2008 79.3% +0.9%
2009 79.3% +0.0%
2010 79.3% +0.0%
2011 79.3% +0.0%
2012 79.3% +0.0%
2013 79.3% +0.0%
2014 79.7% +0.5%
2015 81.0% +1.6%
2016 81.1% +0.1%
2017 83.6% +3.1%
2018 84.7% +1.3%
2019 85.8% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 78.9% 78.6% 79.3% 5
2010s 81.3% 79.3% 85.8% 10

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 83 Barbados 86.6% compare
  2. 84 Eswatini 86.4% compare
  3. 85 Mozambique 86.0% compare
  4. 87 San Marino 85.8% compare
  5. 88 El Salvador 85.6% compare
  6. 89 Serbia 85.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Norway?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Norway was 85.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 2005.
How does Norway rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Norway ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
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World Bank
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Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate 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.