Greenland vs Norway: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Greenland
7.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Norway
9.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Greenland rank
105th
Norway rank
103rd
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Greenland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 9.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 7.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Greenland, a difference of 1.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 105th and Norway ranks 103rd of 186 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Greenland |
| 2010s | 7.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5545 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Greenland |
| 2020s | 7.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 8.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6847 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Greenland or Norway?
- Norway, at 9.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 7.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Greenland and Norway?
- 1.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Norway?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Norway rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Greenland ranks 105th and Norway ranks 103rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (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 national expenditure (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.