Norway vs Switzerland: Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$

Norway
234,939 million USD
in 2024
Switzerland
287,339 million USD
in 2023
Norway rank
22nd
Switzerland rank
20th

Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$ over time

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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 287,339 million USD against 234,939 million USD in Norway, a difference of 52,400 million USD.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Switzerland ahead.

Norway ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 20th of 114 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 131,032 million USD 134,490 million USD 3,458 million USD Switzerland
2010s 205,450 million USD 222,939 million USD 17,489 million USD Switzerland
2020s 221,900 million USD 276,112 million USD 54,211 million USD Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total expenditure (general government) — value us$, Norway or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 287,339 million USD against 234,939 million USD in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in total expenditure (general government) — value us$ between Norway and Switzerland?
52,400 million USD, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for total expenditure (general government) — value us$?
Norway ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 20th of 114 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
123 places, 2,235 data points, 2001–2024
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The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.