Norway vs Sweden: Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Norway
0.8103 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden
0.8677 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Norway rank
81st
Sweden rank
80th
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.8677 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8103 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Norway, a difference of 0.0574 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 80th of 189 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.03 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.3 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2723 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.07 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.28 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2062 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.38 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.41 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0316 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.06 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.23 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1636 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.8369 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9591 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1222 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.8416 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9651 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1235 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.8677 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8103 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.0574 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Norway ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 80th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.