Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) vs Norway: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

Lower-middle income countries (World Bank)
24.44 Percentage of GDP
in 2028
Norway
44.08 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) rank
27th
Norway rank
25th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances over time

  • Lower-middle income countries (World Bank)
  • Norway
0204060200020142029

How they compare

Norway currently reports 44.08 Percentage of GDP against 24.44 Percentage of GDP in Lower-middle income countries (World Bank), a difference of 19.64 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.8 times Lower-middle income countries (World Bank)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) ranks 27th and Norway ranks 25th of 46 regions.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 24.41 Percentage of GDP 43.17 Percentage of GDP 18.76 Percentage of GDP Norway
2010s 24.36 Percentage of GDP 46.45 Percentage of GDP 22.09 Percentage of GDP Norway
2020s 25.13 Percentage of GDP 44.52 Percentage of GDP 19.39 Percentage of GDP Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) or Norway?
Norway, at 44.08 Percentage of GDP against 24.44 Percentage of GDP in Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) and Norway?
19.64 Percentage of GDP, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) and Norway?
29 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2028.
How do Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) and Norway rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) ranks 27th and Norway ranks 25th of 46 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
240 places, 7,002 data points, 2000–2029
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.