Norway
Northern Europe · NO · 88 treaties
What are the main tax rates in Norway?
Norway's top personal income tax rate is 49.6%. The corporate tax rate is 22%, and the standard VAT is 25%.
Tax profile
| Corporate income tax | 22% |
| Withholding — dividends | 25% |
| Withholding — interest | 15% |
| Withholding — royalties | 15% |
| VAT / GST (standard) | 25% |
| Personal income (top rate) | 49.6% |
| Capital gains | 37.84% |
| Tax system | Worldwide |
| Residency threshold | 183 days |
| Exit / departure tax | Yes |
| CFC rules | Yes |
| Transfer pricing | Strict |
| Digital nomad visa | No |
| Digital services tax | none |
| Global minimum tax (Pillar 2) | None |
Common questions
- How is cryptocurrency taxed in Norway?
- Cryptocurrency is taxed as capital gains in Norway, with a headline rate of 22%. Long-term exemption is not available.
- What is the tax residency requirement in Norway?
- Tax residency in Norway is established after 183 days. The country operates a worldwide tax system.
- Does Norway have an exit tax?
- Yes, Norway has an exit tax.
Tax residency
Hard to leaveWhat makes you a tax resident — and how hard it is to stop being one.
- more than 183 days of stay in Norway during any 12‑month period
- more than 270 days of stay in Norway during any 36‑month period
- deemed resident from the first day of stay in the year when 183 days are exceeded, or from 1 January of the year when 270 days are exceeded
- to cease residence after moving abroad: must take up permanent residence abroad
- to cease residence after moving abroad: must stay in Norway no more than 61 days in an income year
- to cease residence after moving abroad: neither the individual nor close relatives (spouse, cohabiting partner, child) may have a home/place of residence available in Norway
- if resident for at least 10 years before departure: above 61‑day and no‑home tests must be satisfied for three consecutive income years; residence ends from 1 January of the fourth year
Norway uses clear day‑count tests to become resident, but breaking residency requires taking permanent residence abroad, strict limits on time spent in Norway, no home available, and for long‑term residents a three‑year tail period plus an exit tax on certain share gains.
Source: Norwegian Tax Administration via OECD
Tax treaty network (104)
In-force double-tax treaty partners. Treaty-reduced withholding (dividends / interest / royalties) shown where the official source publishes a rate; otherwise the country's statutory rate applies unless the treaty text provides a reduction.
| Partner | Div | Int | Roy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 15% | — | — |
| Argentina | 15% | — | — |
| Armenia | — | — | — |
| Australia | 15% | — | — |
| Austria | 15% | — | — |
| Azerbaijan | 15% | — | — |
| Bangladesh | 15% | — | — |
| Belarus | — | — | — |
| Belgium | 15% | — | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15% | — | — |
| Bulgaria | 15% | — | — |
| Brazil | 15% | — | — |
| Canada | 15% | — | — |
| Chile | 15% | — | — |
| China | 15% | — | — |
| Croatia | 15% | — | — |
| Cyprus | 15% | — | — |
| Czechia | 15% | — | — |
| Denmark | 15% | — | — |
| Egypt | 15% | — | — |
| Estonia | 15% | — | — |
| Finland | 15% | — | — |
| France | 15% | — | — |
| Georgia | 10% | — | — |
| Germany | 15% | — | — |
| Greece | 20% | — | — |
| Guernsey | — | — | — |
| Hong Kong S.A.R. | — | — | — |
| Hungary | 10% | — | — |
| India | 10% | — | — |
| Indonesia | 15% | — | — |
| Iran | — | — | — |
| Ireland | 15% | — | — |
| Israel | 15% | — | — |
| Italy | 15% | — | — |
| Jamaica | — | — | — |
| Japan | 15% | — | — |
| Jersey | — | — | — |
| Kazakhstan | 15% | — | — |
| Kenya | 25% | — | — |
| Kosovo | — | — | — |
| South Korea | 15% | — | — |
| Kuwait | — | — | — |
| Latvia | 15% | — | — |
| Lebanon | — | — | — |
| Lithuania | 15% | — | — |
| Luxembourg | 15% | — | — |
| Malaysia | 0% | — | — |
| Malta | 15% | — | — |
| Mauritius | — | — | — |
| Mexico | 15% | — | — |
| Moldova | — | — | — |
| Mongolia | — | — | — |
| Montenegro | 15% | — | — |
| Morocco | 15% | — | — |
| Netherlands | 15% | — | — |
| New Zealand | 15% | — | — |
| Nigeria | — | — | — |
| North Macedonia | 15% | — | — |
| Pakistan | 15% | — | — |
| Panama | — | — | — |
| Philippines | 25% | — | — |
| Poland | 15% | — | — |
| Portugal | 15% | — | — |
| Qatar | 15% | — | — |
| Romania | 10% | — | — |
| Russia | 10% | — | — |
| Saudi Arabia | — | — | — |
| Republic of Serbia | 15% | — | — |
| Singapore | 15% | — | — |
| Slovakia | 15% | — | — |
| Slovenia | 15% | — | — |
| South Africa | 15% | — | — |
| Spain | 15% | — | — |
| Sri Lanka | 15% | — | — |
| Sweden | 15% | — | — |
| Switzerland | 15% | — | — |
| Syria | — | — | — |
| Tajikistan | — | — | — |
| Thailand | 15% | — | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | — | — | — |
| Tunisia | 20% | — | — |
| Turkey | 15% | — | — |
| Turkmenistan | — | — | — |
| Ukraine | 15% | — | — |
| United Arab Emirates | — | — | — |
| United Kingdom | 15% | — | — |
| United States of America | 15% | — | — |
| Uzbekistan | — | — | — |
| Venezuela | 10% | — | — |
| Vietnam | 15% | — | — |
| Zambia | 15% | — | — |
| Benin | 20% | — | — |
| Faroe Islands | 15% | — | — |
| Gambia | 15% | — | — |
| Greenland | 15% | — | — |
| Iceland | 15% | — | — |
| Ivory Coast | 15% | — | — |
| Malawi | 15% | — | — |
| Nepal | 15% | — | — |
| Senegal | 16% | — | — |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 20% | — | — |
| Uganda | 15% | — | — |
| Zimbabwe | 20% | — | — |