Iceland vs Norway: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.04 million National currency against 849,592 National currency in Iceland, a difference of 190,268 National currency.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 10th and Norway ranks 8th of 30 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83,226 National currency | 185,317 National currency | 102,091 National currency | Norway |
| 2000s | 176,739 National currency | 391,265 National currency | 214,526 National currency | Norway |
| 2010s | 381,517 National currency | 539,945 National currency | 158,428 National currency | Norway |
| 2020s | 696,029 National currency | 1.01 million National currency | 310,824 National currency | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on, Iceland or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.04 million National currency against 849,592 National currency in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Iceland and Norway?
- 190,268 National currency, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Iceland ranks 10th and Norway ranks 8th of 30 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 income. 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