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Gabon vs Norway: tax rates compared

Norway has an income tax rate of 39.7%, 4.7pp above Gabon's 35%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Gabon's figure is dated 2026-01-13 and Norway's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income35%39.7%Corporate22%30%VAT18%25%Capital Gains20%37.8%Wealth Tax0%1.1%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax GA NODifference
Income Tax35%39.7%NO +4.7 pp
Corporate Tax30%22%GA +8 pp
VAT18%25%NO +7 pp
Capital Gains Tax20%37.8%NO +17.8 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%1.1%NO +1.1 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gabon35%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-01-13
Norway39.7%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−4.7 ppNorway higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gabon30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Norway22%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+8 ppGabon higher

Gabon has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 8pp above Norway's 22%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Gabon sits above it, Norway sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gabon18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Norway25%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Norway (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-25
Difference−7 ppNorway higher

Norway has a VAT rate of 25%, 7pp above Gabon's 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gabon20%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon, Individual - Other taxes · as of 2026-01-13
Norway37.8%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Norway (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-20
Difference−17.8 ppNorway higher

Norway has a capital gains tax rate of 37.8%, 17.8pp above Gabon's 20%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gabon0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Norway1.1%Source: Skatteetaten (Norwegian Tax Administration) — Wealth tax rates · as of 2026-01-01
Difference−1.1 ppNorway higher

Norway has a wealth tax rate of 1.1%, 1.1pp above Gabon's 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Gabon sits below it, Norway sits above it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.