Kuwait vs Norway: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Kuwait
34.7%
in 2023
Norway
32.5%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
175th
Norway rank
177th
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Norway
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 34.7% against 32.5% in Norway, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Norway ahead.
Kuwait ranks 175th and Norway ranks 177th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.9% | 53.3% | 40.4% | Norway |
| 1980s | 34.0% | 42.8% | 8.9% | Norway |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 43.6% | 1.7% | Norway |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 33.0% | 4.4% | Norway |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 35.3% | 2.3% | Norway |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 32.4% | 3.1% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, Kuwait or Norway?
- Kuwait, at 34.7% against 32.5% in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Kuwait and Norway?
- 2.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 175th and Norway ranks 177th 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 household 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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About this data
Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.