Germany vs Norway: Government spending as share of GDP

Germany

49.4%

in 2024

Norway

48.5%

in 2024

Germany rank

13th

Norway rank

16th

Government spending as share of GDP over time

Germany currently reports 49.4% against 48.5% in Norway, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 118 shared years of data; in 1881 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 13th and Norway ranks 16th of 151 countries.

Indicator: Government spending as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 151 places, 9,265 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.