Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Norway
Norway: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs was 32.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
32.3
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
33rd
of 44 countries
All-time high
35.3
in 2001
All-time low
32.3
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Norway, 2000–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Norway is 32.3, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Norway peaked at 35.3 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 32.3, in 2024.
Norway ranks 33rd of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.1 | — |
| 2001 | 35.3 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 35.2 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 35 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 35.1 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 34.3 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 34.4 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 34.2 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 34.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34.1 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 34.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34.3 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.2 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 34.1 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 33.8 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 33.7 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.2 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 32.8 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 32.7 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 32.6 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 32.7 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 32.9 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 32.7 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 32.4 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 32.3 | -0.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 32.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.25, 87% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Norway's 32.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.4, 89% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.69 | 34.1 | 35.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.55 | 32.6 | 34.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6 | 32.3 | 32.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 30 Netherlands 34.4 compare
- 31 Luxembourg 33.7 compare
- 32 Portugal 32.5 compare
- 34 Japan 30.7 compare
- 34 Netherlands 30.7 compare
- 36 United States 27.6 compare
More work & labour data for Norway
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2229 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7506 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,138 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 663.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,690 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,724 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,414 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Norway?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Norway was 32.3 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3 in 2001.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3 in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Norway ranks 33rd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 - tax wedge on labour costs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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