Denmark vs Norway: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure
Denmark
43.6%
in 2025
Norway
42.5%
in 2025
Denmark rank
169th
Norway rank
171st
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 43.6% against 42.5% in Norway, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 169th and Norway ranks 171st of 190 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.8% | 50.7% | 3.2% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 52.5% | 48.3% | 4.3% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 49.0% | 1.0% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 43.1% | 4.4% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 43.9% | 3.8% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 40.7% | 4.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher households and npishs final consumption expenditure, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 43.6% against 42.5% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in households and npishs final consumption expenditure between Denmark and Norway?
- 1.1%, 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Denmark ranks 169th and Norway ranks 171st of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Households and NPISHs final consumption 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
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. 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.