Greece vs Norway: Government spending as share of GDP
Greece
48.0%
in 2024
Norway
48.5%
in 2024
Greece rank
18th
Norway rank
16th
Government spending as share of GDP over time
- Greece
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 48.5% against 48.0% in Greece, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1881 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 18th and Norway ranks 16th of 151 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 11 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 22.0% | 6.5% | 15.5% | Greece |
| 1890s | 22.3% | 8.1% | 14.2% | Greece |
| 1900s | 18.6% | 9.5% | 9.1% | Greece |
| 1910s | 19.2% | 9.4% | 9.8% | Greece |
| 1920s | 26.3% | 9.2% | 17.1% | Greece |
| 1930s | 22.3% | 8.4% | 13.9% | Greece |
| 1940s | 22.9% | 18.7% | 4.3% | Greece |
| 1950s | 22.6% | 16.7% | 5.9% | Greece |
| 1960s | 22.4% | 30.8% | 8.4% | Norway |
| 1970s | 27.0% | 43.7% | 16.7% | Norway |
| 1980s | 31.4% | 47.7% | 16.3% | Norway |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 51.5% | 9.6% | Norway |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 43.8% | 4.8% | Greece |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 46.6% | 4.8% | Greece |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 47.0% | 6.3% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp, Greece or Norway?
- Norway, at 48.5% against 48.0% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp between Greece and Norway?
- 0.5%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Norway?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Norway rank globally for government spending as share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 18th and Norway ranks 16th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.