Brunei vs Norway: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Brunei
20.7%
in 2009
Norway
21.4%
in 2023
Brunei rank
3rd
Norway rank
2nd
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Brunei
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 21.4% against 20.7% in Brunei, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd of 184 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 14.4% | 2.4% | Norway |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 19.6% | 5.2% | Brunei |
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, Brunei or Norway?
- Norway, at 21.4% against 20.7% in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Brunei and Norway?
- 0.7%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Norway?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2009.
- How do Brunei and Norway rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Brunei ranks 3rd 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.