Norway vs Switzerland: GDP per capita, PPP
GDP per capita, PPP over time
- Norway
- Switzerland
How they compare
Norway currently reports 104,044 current international $ against 102,513 current international $ in Switzerland, a difference of 1,531 current international $.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Norway ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 8th of 203 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,025 current international $ | 31,414 current international $ | 7,389 current international $ | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 47,350 current international $ | 44,388 current international $ | 2,962 current international $ | Norway |
| 2010s | 66,509 current international $ | 65,330 current international $ | 1,179 current international $ | Norway |
| 2020s | 101,561 current international $ | 91,077 current international $ | 10,485 current international $ | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, ppp, Norway or Switzerland?
- Norway, at 104,044 current international $ against 102,513 current international $ in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita, ppp between Norway and Switzerland?
- 1,531 current international $, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for gdp per capita, ppp?
- Norway ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 8th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as GDP per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.