Belgium vs Norway: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 789.7 National currency against 480 National currency in Norway, a difference of 309.7 National currency.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.6 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Norway ahead.
Belgium ranks 13th and Norway ranks 16th of 25 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.16 National currency | 132.6 National currency | 125.44 National currency | Norway |
| 2000s | 54.51 National currency | 222.8 National currency | 168.29 National currency | Norway |
| 2010s | 594.79 National currency | 322.7 National currency | 272.09 National currency | Belgium |
| 2020s | 504.08 National currency | 425.33 National currency | 78.75 National currency | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business, Belgium or Norway?
- Belgium, at 789.7 National currency against 480 National currency in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business between Belgium and Norway?
- 309.7 National currency, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business?
- Belgium ranks 13th and Norway ranks 16th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business and professional licences. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org