Norway vs United States: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total over time
- Norway
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 5,269 National currency against 3,696 National currency in Norway, a difference of 1,573 National currency.
That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 13th and United States ranks 11th of 23 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 294.2 National currency | 0 National currency | 294.2 National currency | Norway |
| 2000s | 340.1 National currency | 86.2 National currency | 253.9 National currency | Norway |
| 2010s | 1,010 National currency | 1,915 National currency | 904.84 National currency | United States |
| 2020s | 2,998 National currency | 3,891 National currency | 892.62 National currency | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total, Norway or United States?
- United States, at 5,269 National currency against 3,696 National currency in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total between Norway and United States?
- 1,573 National currency, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Norway and United States rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total?
- Norway ranks 13th and United States ranks 11th 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