Denmark vs Norway: Gross capital formation
Denmark
-3.4%
in 2025
Norway
-2.8%
in 2025
Denmark rank
136th
Norway rank
133rd
Gross capital formation over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports -2.8% against -3.4% in Denmark, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 136th and Norway ranks 133rd of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 2.8% | 0.9% | Norway |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 2.8% | 1.7% | Norway |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 1.3% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2.0% | -1.5% | 3.6% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at -2.8% against -3.4% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.6%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Denmark ranks 136th and Norway ranks 133rd of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.