Norway vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP

Norway
1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.9626 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Norway rank
30th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
33rd

GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Norway
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.250.50.7511.2196219932025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9626 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 207 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9785 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0989 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9839 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway
2000s 0.9477 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9569 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9517 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway
2020s 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.993 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni, atlas method (current us$), per unit of gdp, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Norway, at 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9626 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gni, atlas method (current us$), per unit of gdp between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gni, atlas method (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Norway ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
254 places, 13,209 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

GNI, Atlas method (current 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.