Netherlands vs Norway: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Netherlands
30.7 Rate
in 2025
Norway
32.4 Rate
in 2023
Netherlands rank
33rd
Norway rank
30th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 32.4 Rate against 30.7 Rate in Netherlands, a difference of 1.7 Rate.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 30th of 44 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.75 Rate | 34.69 Rate | 3.06 Rate | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 31.83 Rate | 33.55 Rate | 1.72 Rate | Norway |
| 2020s | 27.9 Rate | 32.67 Rate | 4.77 Rate | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs, Netherlands or Norway?
- Norway, at 32.4 Rate against 30.7 Rate in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Netherlands and Norway?
- 1.7 Rate, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Netherlands ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 30th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.