New Zealand vs Norway: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3,696 National currency against 2,851 National currency in New Zealand, a difference of 845 National currency.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 14th and Norway ranks 13th of 23 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 628.47 National currency | 316 National currency | 312.47 National currency | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 769.52 National currency | 340.1 National currency | 429.42 National currency | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1,478 National currency | 1,010 National currency | 468.75 National currency | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2,462 National currency | 2,998 National currency | 536.05 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, New Zealand or Norway?
- Norway, at 3,696 National currency against 2,851 National currency in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total between New Zealand and Norway?
- 845 National currency, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total?
- New Zealand ranks 14th and Norway ranks 13th 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 — Total wage bill and payroll taxes. 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