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Norway vs Philippines: tax rates compared

Norway's income tax rate is 4.7pp higher than Philippines's (39.7% vs 35%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Norway's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Philippines's 2026-07-02, 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%25%VAT12%25%Capital Gains0.6%37.8%Wealth Tax0%1.1%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax NO PHDifference
Income Tax39.7%35%NO +4.7 pp
Corporate Tax22%25%PH +3 pp
VAT25%12%NO +13 pp
Capital Gains Tax37.8%0.6%NO +37.2 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax1.1%0%NO +1.1 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Norway39.7%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Philippines35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Philippines (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-07-02
Difference+4.7 ppNorway higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Norway22%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Philippines25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−3 ppPhilippines higher

Philippines's corporate tax rate is 3pp higher than Norway's (25% vs 22%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Norway sits below it, Philippines sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Norway25%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Norway (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-25
Philippines12%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Philippines (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference+13 ppNorway higher

Norway's VAT rate is 13pp higher than Philippines's (25% vs 12%). The 181-country average is 15%: Norway sits above it, Philippines sits below it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Norway37.8%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Norway (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-20
Philippines0.6%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Philippines (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-07-02
Difference+37.2 ppNorway higher

Norway's capital gains tax rate is 37.2pp higher than Philippines's (37.8% vs 0.6%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Norway sits above it, Philippines sits below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Norway1.1%Source: Skatteetaten (Norwegian Tax Administration) — Wealth tax rates · as of 2026-01-01
Philippines0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Philippines (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference+1.1 ppNorway higher

Norway's wealth tax rate is 1.1pp higher than Philippines's (1.1% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Norway sits above it, Philippines sits below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.