Japan vs Norway: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Japan
0.874 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Norway
0.9203 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
97th
Norway rank
95th
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.9203 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.874 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0463 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 97th and Norway ranks 95th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7319 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3419 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.6187 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8153 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1966 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.094 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.866 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.772 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.2389 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.782 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5431 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.4691 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7543 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2852 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8834 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1734 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Japan or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.9203 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.874 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Japan and Norway?
- 0.0463 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Japan ranks 97th and Norway ranks 95th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current 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 (current 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.