Germany vs Norway: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 504,602 National currency against 402,315 National currency in Germany, a difference of 102,287 National currency.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 12th and Norway ranks 11th of 31 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 192,917 National currency | 155,976 National currency | 36,941 National currency | Germany |
| 2000s | 237,427 National currency | 223,581 National currency | 13,846 National currency | Germany |
| 2010s | 322,886 National currency | 346,207 National currency | 23,320 National currency | Norway |
| 2020s | 385,407 National currency | 455,267 National currency | 69,860 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, Germany or Norway?
- Norway, at 504,602 National currency against 402,315 National currency in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Germany and Norway?
- 102,287 National currency, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Germany ranks 12th and Norway ranks 11th of 31 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 products. 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