Germany vs Norway: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.13 million National currency against 1.72 million National currency in Germany, a difference of 417,590 National currency.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 11th and Norway ranks 10th of 30 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 | 784,525 National currency | 458,069 National currency | 326,455 National currency | Germany |
| 2000s | 893,016 National currency | 825,118 National currency | 67,898 National currency | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.19 million National currency | 1.25 million National currency | 64,133 National currency | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.56 million National currency | 1.97 million National currency | 405,676 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 — total tax, Germany or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.13 million National currency against 1.72 million National currency in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax between Germany and Norway?
- 417,590 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 — total tax?
- Germany ranks 11th and Norway ranks 10th 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 — Total tax receipts and actual social contributions. 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