Norway vs Sweden: Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Norway
7.56 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden
7.86 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Norway rank
89th
Sweden rank
88th
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 7.86 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 7.56 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Norway, a difference of 0.3 constant LCU 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 89th and Sweden ranks 88th of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.37 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 33.62 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 11.75 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 1980s | 20.74 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 18.43 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.31 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 1990s | 13.01 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 11.21 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.8 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 2000s | 9.42 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 10.21 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7986 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2010s | 7.53 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 8.34 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8075 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2020s | 7.74 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 8.53 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7937 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 7.86 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 7.56 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.3 constant 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 national expenditure (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Norway ranks 89th and Sweden ranks 88th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 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 national expenditure (constant 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.