Norway vs South Africa: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Norway
0.0651 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
South Africa
0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Norway rank
16th
South Africa rank
18th

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Norway
  • South Africa
00.020.040.060.08197019952021

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.0651 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 18th of 194 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0487 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway
1980s 0.0498 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway
1990s 0.0651 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.057 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway
2000s 0.0623 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway
2010s 0.0643 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway
2020s 0.0658 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Norway or South Africa?
Norway, at 0.0651 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Norway and South Africa?
0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and South Africa?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Norway and South Africa rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Norway ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 18th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 8,330 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.