Africa vs Norway: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues

Africa
16.09 Percentage of GDP
in 2023
Norway
40.19 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Africa rank
6th
Norway rank
9th

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues over time

  • Africa
  • Norway
10203040199020072024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 40.19 Percentage of GDP against 16.09 Percentage of GDP in Africa, a difference of 24.1 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Norway's figure about 2.5 times Africa's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 6th and Norway ranks 9th of 6 groups.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Norway Difference Ahead
2010s 14.88 Percentage of GDP 39.03 Percentage of GDP 24.15 Percentage of GDP Norway
2020s 15.51 Percentage of GDP 41.24 Percentage of GDP 25.74 Percentage of GDP Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues, Africa or Norway?
Norway, at 40.19 Percentage of GDP against 16.09 Percentage of GDP in Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues between Africa and Norway?
24.1 Percentage of GDP, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Norway?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Africa and Norway rank globally for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
Africa ranks 6th and Norway ranks 9th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
146 places, 3,993 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.