Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Norway
Norway: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 3.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Norway, 1980–2016
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Norway is 3.4%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 22.0% on the previous year and down 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Norway peaked at 12.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1989.
Norway ranks 49th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.6% | — |
| 1981 | 7.0% | +24.9% |
| 1982 | 7.1% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 6.8% | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 5.9% | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | -52.0% |
| 1988 | 2.4% | -16.3% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +68.4% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -27.4% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +94.9% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -33.7% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 2.2% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.9% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 3.4% | 10.8% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Norway?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Norway was 3.4% in 2016, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1989.
- How does Norway rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Norway ranks 49th out of 163 countries with data for 2016.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.