How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Norway: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Denmark

0.8899 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Norway

0.8831 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Denmark rank

160th

Norway rank

162nd

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Denmark
Norway

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.8899 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.8831 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Norway, a difference of 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 160th and Norway ranks 162nd of 186 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Norway
1980s	0.9843 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.964 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Denmark
1990s	0.944 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9373 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Denmark
2000s	0.9468 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8499 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0968 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Denmark
2010s	0.9384 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9156 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Denmark
2020s	0.9142 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8645 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0497 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Denmark or Norway?: Denmark, at 0.8899 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.8831 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Denmark and Norway?: 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Denmark ranks 160th and Norway ranks 162nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 08 September 2026

Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.