Australia vs Norway: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Australia
18.9%
in 2022
Norway
21.4%
in 2023
Australia rank
5th
Norway rank
2nd
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 21.4% against 18.9% in Australia, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Norway ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and Norway ranks 2nd of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 14.4% | 1.8% | Australia |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 19.6% | 2.3% | Norway |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 17.2% | 1.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 20.3% | 1.8% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp, Australia or Norway?
- Norway, at 21.4% against 18.9% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Australia and Norway?
- 2.5%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 5th and Norway ranks 2nd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tax revenue on incomes, profits and capital gains divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.