Norway vs United Kingdom: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top

Norway
1.76 Factor of average annual wage
in 2025
United Kingdom
2.24 Factor of average annual wage
in 2025
Norway rank
20th
United Kingdom rank
18th

Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time

  • Norway
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2.24 Factor of average annual wage against 1.76 Factor of average annual wage in Norway, a difference of 0.48 Factor of average annual wage.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 18th of 29 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 2.1 Factor of average annual wage 1.26 Factor of average annual wage 0.8407 Factor of average annual wage Norway
2010s 1.59 Factor of average annual wage 4.12 Factor of average annual wage 2.52 Factor of average annual wage United Kingdom
2020s 1.94 Factor of average annual wage 2.96 Factor of average annual wage 1.03 Factor of average annual wage United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top, Norway or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 2.24 Factor of average annual wage against 1.76 Factor of average annual wage in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Norway and United Kingdom?
0.48 Factor of average annual wage, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Norway and United Kingdom rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
Norway ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 18th of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold
Unit
Factor of average annual wage
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 988 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

A single person without dependants based on the earnings level where the top statutory personal income tax rate first applies. The marginal tax rates are derived on the basis of a unit increase in gross wage earnings at the threshold. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household