Norway vs Portugal: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Norway
32.4 Rate
in 2023
Portugal
31.8 Rate
in 2025
Norway rank
30th
Portugal rank
31st
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Norway
- Portugal
How they compare
Norway currently reports 32.4 Rate against 31.8 Rate in Portugal, a difference of 0.6 Rate.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 31st of 44 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.69 Rate | 32.21 Rate | 2.48 Rate | Norway |
| 2010s | 33.55 Rate | 34.03 Rate | 0.48 Rate | Portugal |
| 2020s | 32.67 Rate | 36.73 Rate | 4.05 Rate | Portugal |
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, Norway or Portugal?
- Norway, at 32.4 Rate against 31.8 Rate in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Norway and Portugal?
- 0.6 Rate, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Portugal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Portugal rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Norway ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 31st 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.