Norway vs Sweden: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Norway
0.9203 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden
1.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Norway rank
95th
Sweden rank
93rd
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9203 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Norway, a difference of 0.0997 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 95th and Sweden ranks 93rd of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7319 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.409 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3229 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.8153 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6856 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1297 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.866 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8726 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0067 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.782 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9127 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1307 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.7543 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8876 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1333 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.8896 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1809 current 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 (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9203 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.0997 current 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 (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Norway ranks 95th and Sweden ranks 93rd 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.