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
Norway currently reports 546,470 National currency against 320,265 National currency in United Kingdom, a difference of 226,205 National currency.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.7 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 23 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121,495 National currency | 81,111 National currency | 40,384 National currency | Norway |
| 2000s | 189,978 National currency | 128,078 National currency | 61,900 National currency | Norway |
| 2010s | 316,235 National currency | 166,272 National currency | 149,963 National currency | Norway |
| 2020s | 473,194 National currency | 254,914 National currency | 218,280 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, Norway or United Kingdom?
- Norway, at 546,470 National currency against 320,265 National currency in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Norway and United Kingdom?
- 226,205 National currency, with Norway 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 5th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 23 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 individual or household income excluding holding gains. 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