Denmark vs Norway: Gross national expenditure
Denmark
89.0%
in 2025
Norway
88.3%
in 2025
Denmark rank
160th
Norway rank
162nd
Gross national expenditure over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 89.0% against 88.3% in Norway, a difference of 0.7%.
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 | 102.4% | 102.8% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 1980s | 98.4% | 96.4% | 2.0% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 94.4% | 93.7% | 0.7% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 85.0% | 9.7% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 91.6% | 2.3% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 86.4% | 5.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 89.0% against 88.3% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.7%, 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?
- Denmark ranks 160th and Norway ranks 162nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% 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 is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.