Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Norway
Norway: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top was 1.76 Factor of average annual wage in 2025. ▼ Falling
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Norway, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Factor of average annual wage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Norway is 1.76 Factor of average annual wage, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Norway peaked at 2.9 Factor of average annual wage in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.54 Factor of average annual wage, in 2008.
Norway ranks 20th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Norway, year by year
| Year | Factor of average annual wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.56 Factor of average annual wage | — |
| 2001 | 2.43 Factor of average annual wage | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 2.41 Factor of average annual wage | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.47 Factor of average annual wage | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.48 Factor of average annual wage | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.11 Factor of average annual wage | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 1.89 Factor of average annual wage | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 1.54 Factor of average annual wage | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 1.54 Factor of average annual wage | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.57 Factor of average annual wage | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.57 Factor of average annual wage | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.56 Factor of average annual wage | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.58 Factor of average annual wage | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.58 Factor of average annual wage | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.59 Factor of average annual wage | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.59 Factor of average annual wage | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.62 Factor of average annual wage | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.63 Factor of average annual wage | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.63 Factor of average annual wage | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.57 Factor of average annual wage | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.59 Factor of average annual wage | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.55 Factor of average annual wage | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.9 Factor of average annual wage | +87.2% |
| 2023 | 2.06 Factor of average annual wage | -28.9% |
| 2024 | 1.75 Factor of average annual wage | -14.9% |
| 2025 | 1.76 Factor of average annual wage | +0.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.76 Factor of average annual wage is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.87 Factor of average annual wage, 61% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.76 Factor of average annual wage is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.24 Factor of average annual wage, 79% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +87.2% | 1.55 Factor of average annual wage | 2.9 Factor of average annual wage |
| 2023 | -28.9% | 2.9 Factor of average annual wage | 2.06 Factor of average annual wage |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1 Factor of average annual wage | 1.54 Factor of average annual wage | 2.56 Factor of average annual wage | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 Factor of average annual wage | 1.56 Factor of average annual wage | 1.63 Factor of average annual wage | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 Factor of average annual wage | 1.55 Factor of average annual wage | 2.9 Factor of average annual wage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 17 Canada 2.75 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.24 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 19 New Zealand 2.17 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 21 Australia 1.75 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 22 Greece 1.74 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 23 Italy 1.51 Factor of average annual wage compare
More economy & growth data for Norway
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7416 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -7.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -164.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,394 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Norway?
- Personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Norway was 1.76 Factor of average annual wage in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 Factor of average annual wage in 2022.
- What is the lowest personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 Factor of average annual wage in 2008.
- How does Norway rank for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Norway ranks 20th out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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