Norway vs United States: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita (capita US)
Norway
83,533 current US$ per person
in 2025
United States
88,812 current US$ per person
in 2024
Norway rank
6th
United States rank
5th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita (capita US) over time
- Norway
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 88,812 current US$ per person against 83,533 current US$ per person in Norway, a difference of 5,279 current US$ per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
Norway ranks 6th and United States ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,782 current US$ per person | 7,921 current US$ per person | 139.08 current US$ per person | United States |
| 1980s | 17,605 current US$ per person | 17,855 current US$ per person | 250.18 current US$ per person | United States |
| 1990s | 30,221 current US$ per person | 28,897 current US$ per person | 1,324 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 54,167 current US$ per person | 44,647 current US$ per person | 9,520 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 81,858 current US$ per person | 57,864 current US$ per person | 23,994 current US$ per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 78,270 current US$ per person | 78,976 current US$ per person | 706.48 current US$ per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Norway or United States?
- United States, at 88,812 current US$ per person against 83,533 current US$ per person in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Norway and United States?
- 5,279 current US$ per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Norway and United States rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Norway ranks 6th and United States ranks 5th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. 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 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.