How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Norway vs Sweden: General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

Norway

0.2079 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sweden

0.2146 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Norway rank

26th

Sweden rank

23rd

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) over time

Norway
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.2146 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2079 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Norway, a difference of 0.0067 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0102 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
1980s	0.5515 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6554 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1039 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
1990s	0.3949 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4075 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0126 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2000s	0.2679 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3227 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0549 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2010s	0.1973 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2397 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0424 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2020s	0.2074 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2335 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0261 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), Norway or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.2146 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2079 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) between Norway and Sweden?: 0.0067 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$)?: Norway ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 201 places, 8,610 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 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.