Norway vs Sweden: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Norway
2.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden
2.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Norway rank
99th
Sweden rank
96th
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Norway, a difference of 0.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 99th and Sweden ranks 96th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6842 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 1980s | 2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3207 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0769 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2607 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.006 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 2020s | 2.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1271 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.09 current LCU 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 gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Norway ranks 99th and Sweden ranks 96th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.