Norway vs Chinese Taipei: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita

Norway
17.4%
in 2023
Chinese Taipei
17.4%
in 2023
Norway rank
120th
Chinese Taipei rank
118th

Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Norway
  • Chinese Taipei
10203040195019862023

How they compare

Chinese Taipei currently reports 17.4% against 17.4% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Chinese Taipei ahead.

Norway ranks 120th and Chinese Taipei ranks 118th of 184 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Chinese Taipei in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Chinese Taipei Difference Ahead
1950s 14.8% 32.8% 18.0% Chinese Taipei
1960s 18.5% 30.5% 12.1% Chinese Taipei
1970s 24.4% 22.1% 2.2% Norway
1980s 18.5% 20.7% 2.2% Chinese Taipei
1990s 16.2% 19.8% 3.5% Chinese Taipei
2000s 12.7% 19.2% 6.5% Chinese Taipei
2010s 15.0% 17.9% 2.9% Chinese Taipei
2020s 17.2% 17.4% 0.2% Chinese Taipei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, Norway or Chinese Taipei?
Chinese Taipei, at 17.4% against 17.4% in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Norway and Chinese Taipei?
0.0%, with Chinese Taipei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Chinese Taipei?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Norway and Chinese Taipei rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
Norway ranks 120th and Chinese Taipei ranks 118th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.