New Zealand vs Norway: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
New Zealand
20.3%
in 2023
Norway
21.4%
in 2023
New Zealand rank
4th
Norway rank
2nd
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 21.4% against 20.3% in New Zealand, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 4th and Norway ranks 2nd of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.8% | 16.1% | 6.7% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 14.4% | 6.4% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 19.6% | 1.1% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 17.2% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 20.6% | 0.2% | 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, New Zealand or Norway?
- Norway, at 21.4% against 20.3% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between New Zealand and Norway?
- 1.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 4th 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.