Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Norway

Norway: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 50.3 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
50.3
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
13th
of 32 countries
All-time high
57.1
in 2006
All-time low
44.1
in 2021
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Norway, 2001–2023

02040602001201220232001: 512002: 49.72003: 48.82004: 52.12005: 502006: 57.12007: 55.52008: 54.22009: 53.82010: 53.82011: 53.42012: 53.42013: 53.52014: 53.22015: 52.72016: 52.62017: 49.72018: 47.52019: 46.32020: 45.82021: 44.12022: 53.82023: 50.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2023, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Norway stood at 50.3.

That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Norway peaked at 57.1 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 44.1, in 2021.

That places Norway 13th out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.47 48.8 57.1 9
2010s 51.61 46.3 53.8 10
2020s 48.5 44.1 53.8 4

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 10 Poland 52.43 compare
  2. 11 France 51.37 compare
  3. 12 Finland 50.49 compare
  4. 14 Lithuania 47.01 compare
  5. 15 Czechia 46.35 compare
  6. 16 Romania 44.08 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Norway?
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Norway was 50.3 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 57.1 in 2006.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 44.1 in 2021.
How does Norway rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
Norway ranks 13th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
35 places, 777 data points, 2001–2025
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