Norway vs Switzerland: GDP per capita growth
GDP per capita growth over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 170th and Switzerland ranks 171st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 0.8% | Norway |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 2.2% | 1.7% | Norway |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 0.7% | Norway |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 0.4% | 2.5% | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Norway or Switzerland?
- Norway, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Norway and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
- Norway ranks 170th and Switzerland ranks 171st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.