Kuwait vs Norway: Expense
Kuwait
34.6%
in 2006
Norway
34.5%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
36th
Norway rank
37th
Expense over time
- Kuwait
- Norway
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 34.6% against 34.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Norway ahead.
Kuwait ranks 36th and Norway ranks 37th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.4% | 30.7% | 9.3% | Norway |
| 1980s | 31.8% | 33.8% | 2.0% | Norway |
| 1990s | 70.1% | 37.8% | 32.3% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 34.6% | 2.2% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Kuwait or Norway?
- Kuwait, at 34.6% against 34.5% in Norway as of 2006.
- What is the difference in expense between Kuwait and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2006.
- How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for expense?
- Kuwait ranks 36th and Norway ranks 37th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.