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 32.4 Rate in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Norway, 2000–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Norway is 32.4 Rate, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Norway peaked at 35.3 Rate in 2001 and was at its lowest, 32.4 Rate, in 2023.
Norway ranks 30th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Norway, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.1 Rate | — |
| 2001 | 35.3 Rate | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 35.2 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 35 Rate | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 35.1 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 34.3 Rate | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 34.4 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 34.2 Rate | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 34.2 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34.1 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 34.1 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34.3 Rate | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.2 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 34.1 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 33.8 Rate | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 33.7 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.2 Rate | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 32.8 Rate | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 32.7 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 32.6 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 32.7 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 32.9 Rate | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 32.7 Rate | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 32.4 Rate | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.69 Rate | 34.1 Rate | 35.3 Rate | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.55 Rate | 32.6 Rate | 34.3 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.67 Rate | 32.4 Rate | 32.9 Rate | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 27 Finland 33.3 Rate compare
- 27 Türkiye 33.3 Rate compare
- 29 Luxembourg 32.9 Rate compare
- 31 Portugal 31.8 Rate compare
- 32 Japan 31.5 Rate compare
- 33 Netherlands 30.7 Rate compare
- 33 Netherlands 30.7 Rate 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 32.4 Rate in 2023, 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 Rate 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 32.4 Rate in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Norway ranks 30th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 5.0%. 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 - tax wedge on labour costs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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