Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Norway

Norway: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 78.7 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
78.7
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
15th
of 33 countries
All-time high
83.2
in 2022
All-time low
75.3
in 2019
Years of data
23
2001–2023

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

0204060802001201220232001: 77.42002: 76.52003: 76.32004: 77.72005: 77.12006: 81.12007: 80.12008: 79.22009: 792010: 78.92011: 78.52012: 78.42013: 75.92014: 75.62015: 75.62016: 75.52017: 75.42018: 75.42019: 75.32020: 75.32021: 75.32022: 83.22023: 78.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Norway recorded 78.7 for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in 2023.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Norway peaked at 83.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.3, in 2019.

Norway ranks 15th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Norway, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 77.4
2002 76.5 -1.2%
2003 76.3 -0.3%
2004 77.7 +1.8%
2005 77.1 -0.8%
2006 81.1 +5.2%
2007 80.1 -1.2%
2008 79.2 -1.1%
2009 79 -0.3%
2010 78.9 -0.1%
2011 78.5 -0.5%
2012 78.4 -0.1%
2013 75.9 -3.2%
2014 75.6 -0.4%
2015 75.6 +0.0%
2016 75.5 -0.1%
2017 75.4 -0.1%
2018 75.4 +0.0%
2019 75.3 -0.1%
2020 75.3 +0.0%
2021 75.3 +0.0%
2022 83.2 +10.5%
2023 78.7 -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 78.27 76.3 81.1 9
2010s 76.45 75.3 78.9 10
2020s 78.12 75.3 83.2 4

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 12 Germany 79.86 compare
  2. 13 Spain 79.72 compare
  3. 14 Netherlands 79.11 compare
  4. 16 Hungary 78.5 compare
  5. 17 Switzerland 78.4 compare
  6. 18 Sweden 77.59 compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Norway?
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Norway was 78.7 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 83.2 in 2022.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 75.3 in 2019.
How does Norway rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
Norway ranks 15th out of 33 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 836 data points, 2001–2025
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