Norway vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Norway
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 21,366 National currency against 14,652 National currency in Norway, a difference of 6,714 National currency.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.5 times Norway's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 25 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,652 National currency | 3,572 National currency | 919.4 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 4,317 National currency | 9,354 National currency | 5,037 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 8,087 National currency | 13,199 National currency | 5,112 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 12,603 National currency | 18,265 National currency | 5,662 National currency | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on, Norway or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 21,366 National currency against 14,652 National currency in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Norway and United Kingdom?
- 6,714 National currency, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Norway and United Kingdom rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Norway ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 4th 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 — Taxes on financial and capital transactions. 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