Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Norway
Norway: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution was 84,580 2011$ in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
84,580 2011$
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
2nd
of 145 countries
All-time high
84,580 2011$
in 2018
All-time low
1,355 2011$
in 1831
Years of data
190
1820–2018
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Norway, 1820–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011$.
Analysis
Norway recorded 84,580 2011$ for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in 2018. That is the highest value across all 190 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Norway peaked at 84,580 2011$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,355 2011$, in 1831.
Norway ranks 2nd of 145 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Norway, year by year
| Year | 2011$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 1,384 2011$ | — |
| 1830 | 1,441 2011$ | +4.1% |
| 1831 | 1,355 2011$ | -6.0% |
| 1832 | 1,393 2011$ | +2.8% |
| 1833 | 1,508 2011$ | +8.3% |
| 1834 | 1,527 2011$ | +1.3% |
| 1835 | 1,503 2011$ | -1.6% |
| 1836 | 1,466 2011$ | -2.5% |
| 1837 | 1,463 2011$ | -0.2% |
| 1838 | 1,482 2011$ | +1.3% |
| 1839 | 1,495 2011$ | +0.9% |
| 1840 | 1,607 2011$ | +7.5% |
| 1841 | 1,592 2011$ | -0.9% |
| 1842 | 1,580 2011$ | -0.8% |
| 1843 | 1,521 2011$ | -3.7% |
| 1844 | 1,567 2011$ | +3.0% |
| 1845 | 1,631 2011$ | +4.1% |
| 1846 | 1,619 2011$ | -0.7% |
| 1847 | 1,670 2011$ | +3.2% |
| 1848 | 1,533 2011$ | -8.2% |
| 1849 | 1,559 2011$ | +1.7% |
| 1850 | 1,623 2011$ | +4.1% |
| 1851 | 1,663 2011$ | +2.5% |
| 1852 | 1,686 2011$ | +1.4% |
| 1853 | 1,776 2011$ | +5.3% |
| 1854 | 1,859 2011$ | +4.7% |
| 1855 | 1,897 2011$ | +2.0% |
| 1856 | 1,860 2011$ | -2.0% |
| 1857 | 1,763 2011$ | -5.2% |
| 1858 | 1,865 2011$ | +5.8% |
| 1859 | 1,817 2011$ | -2.6% |
| 1860 | 1,887 2011$ | +3.9% |
| 1861 | 1,879 2011$ | -0.4% |
| 1862 | 2,007 2011$ | +6.8% |
| 1863 | 1,959 2011$ | -2.4% |
| 1864 | 1,986 2011$ | +1.4% |
| 1865 | 2,077 2011$ | +4.6% |
| 1866 | 1,975 2011$ | -4.9% |
| 1867 | 1,991 2011$ | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 1,975 2011$ | -0.8% |
| 1869 | 2,079 2011$ | +5.3% |
| 1870 | 2,177 2011$ | +4.7% |
| 1871 | 2,276 2011$ | +4.5% |
| 1872 | 2,342 2011$ | +2.9% |
| 1873 | 2,421 2011$ | +3.4% |
| 1874 | 2,348 2011$ | -3.0% |
| 1875 | 2,410 2011$ | +2.6% |
| 1876 | 2,477 2011$ | +2.8% |
| 1877 | 2,450 2011$ | -1.1% |
| 1878 | 2,337 2011$ | -4.6% |
| 1879 | 2,429 2011$ | +3.9% |
| 1880 | 2,503 2011$ | +3.0% |
| 1881 | 2,439 2011$ | -2.6% |
| 1882 | 2,528 2011$ | +3.6% |
| 1883 | 2,582 2011$ | +2.1% |
| 1884 | 2,518 2011$ | -2.5% |
| 1885 | 2,499 2011$ | -0.8% |
| 1886 | 2,528 2011$ | +1.2% |
| 1887 | 2,570 2011$ | +1.7% |
| 1888 | 2,692 2011$ | +4.7% |
| 1889 | 2,775 2011$ | +3.1% |
| 1890 | 2,769 2011$ | -0.2% |
| 1891 | 2,762 2011$ | -0.3% |
| 1892 | 2,748 2011$ | -0.5% |
| 1893 | 2,820 2011$ | +2.6% |
| 1894 | 2,935 2011$ | +4.1% |
| 1895 | 3,052 2011$ | +4.0% |
| 1896 | 3,102 2011$ | +1.6% |
| 1897 | 3,218 2011$ | +3.7% |
| 1898 | 3,266 2011$ | +1.5% |
| 1899 | 3,244 2011$ | -0.7% |
| 1900 | 3,249 2011$ | +0.2% |
| 1901 | 3,271 2011$ | +0.7% |
| 1902 | 3,268 2011$ | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 3,290 2011$ | +0.7% |
| 1904 | 3,288 2011$ | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 3,322 2011$ | +1.0% |
| 1906 | 3,496 2011$ | +5.2% |
| 1907 | 3,537 2011$ | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 3,612 2011$ | +2.1% |
| 1909 | 3,642 2011$ | +0.8% |
| 1910 | 3,826 2011$ | +5.1% |
| 1911 | 3,947 2011$ | +3.2% |
| 1912 | 4,050 2011$ | +2.6% |
| 1913 | 4,415 2011$ | +9.0% |
| 1914 | 4,336 2011$ | -1.8% |
| 1915 | 4,407 2011$ | +1.6% |
| 1916 | 4,803 2011$ | +9.0% |
| 1917 | 4,286 2011$ | -10.8% |
| 1918 | 4,023 2011$ | -6.1% |
| 1919 | 4,605 2011$ | +14.5% |
| 1920 | 4,739 2011$ | +2.9% |
| 1921 | 4,222 2011$ | -10.9% |
| 1922 | 4,570 2011$ | +8.2% |
| 1923 | 4,870 2011$ | +6.6% |
| 1924 | 4,787 2011$ | -1.7% |
| 1925 | 4,733 2011$ | -1.1% |
| 1926 | 4,750 2011$ | +0.4% |
| 1927 | 4,992 2011$ | +5.1% |
| 1928 | 5,241 2011$ | +5.0% |
| 1929 | 5,581 2011$ | +6.5% |
| 1930 | 5,781 2011$ | +3.6% |
| 1931 | 5,297 2011$ | -8.4% |
| 1932 | 5,526 2011$ | +4.3% |
| 1933 | 5,633 2011$ | +1.9% |
| 1934 | 5,799 2011$ | +2.9% |
| 1935 | 6,057 2011$ | +4.4% |
| 1936 | 6,432 2011$ | +6.2% |
| 1937 | 6,684 2011$ | +3.9% |
| 1938 | 6,794 2011$ | +1.6% |
| 1939 | 7,079 2011$ | +4.2% |
| 1940 | 6,437 2011$ | -9.1% |
| 1941 | 6,554 2011$ | +1.8% |
| 1942 | 6,261 2011$ | -4.5% |
| 1943 | 6,089 2011$ | -2.7% |
| 1944 | 5,719 2011$ | -6.1% |
| 1945 | 6,344 2011$ | +10.9% |
| 1946 | 6,910 2011$ | +8.9% |
| 1947 | 7,753 2011$ | +12.2% |
| 1948 | 8,199 2011$ | +5.8% |
| 1949 | 8,332 2011$ | +1.6% |
| 1950 | 8,655 2011$ | +3.9% |
| 1951 | 9,038 2011$ | +4.4% |
| 1952 | 9,267 2011$ | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 9,540 2011$ | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 9,923 2011$ | +4.0% |
| 1955 | 10,044 2011$ | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 10,480 2011$ | +4.3% |
| 1957 | 10,697 2011$ | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 10,603 2011$ | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 10,957 2011$ | +3.3% |
| 1960 | 11,483 2011$ | +4.8% |
| 1961 | 12,106 2011$ | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 12,347 2011$ | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 12,723 2011$ | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 13,256 2011$ | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 13,852 2011$ | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 14,258 2011$ | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 15,020 2011$ | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 15,224 2011$ | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 15,779 2011$ | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 15,983 2011$ | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 16,692 2011$ | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 17,409 2011$ | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 18,050 2011$ | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 18,691 2011$ | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 19,560 2011$ | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 20,610 2011$ | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 21,399 2011$ | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 22,061 2011$ | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 22,971 2011$ | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 24,031 2011$ | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 24,179 2011$ | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 24,141 2011$ | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 24,924 2011$ | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 26,321 2011$ | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 27,608 2011$ | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 28,504 2011$ | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 28,953 2011$ | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 28,786 2011$ | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 28,942 2011$ | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 29,434 2011$ | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 31,128 2011$ | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 33,041 2011$ | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 34,820 2011$ | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 37,493 2011$ | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 40,044 2011$ | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 43,133 2011$ | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 46,556 2011$ | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 48,957 2011$ | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 51,129 2011$ | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 54,040 2011$ | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 56,578 2011$ | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 58,840 2011$ | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 60,852 2011$ | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 64,824 2011$ | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 68,109 2011$ | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 71,310 2011$ | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 74,880 2011$ | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 76,522 2011$ | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 76,626 2011$ | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 78,476 2011$ | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 80,623 2011$ | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 81,759 2011$ | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 81,583 2011$ | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 82,216 2011$ | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 82,713 2011$ | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 82,814 2011$ | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 84,056 2011$ | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 84,580 2011$ | +0.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 84,580 2011$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 35,336 2011$, 2.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Norway's 84,580 2011$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27,056 2011$, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1,384 2011$ | 1,384 2011$ | 1,384 2011$ | 1 |
| 1830s | 1,463 2011$ | 1,355 2011$ | 1,527 2011$ | 10 |
| 1840s | 1,588 2011$ | 1,521 2011$ | 1,670 2011$ | 10 |
| 1850s | 1,781 2011$ | 1,623 2011$ | 1,897 2011$ | 10 |
| 1860s | 1,982 2011$ | 1,879 2011$ | 2,079 2011$ | 10 |
| 1870s | 2,367 2011$ | 2,177 2011$ | 2,477 2011$ | 10 |
| 1880s | 2,563 2011$ | 2,439 2011$ | 2,775 2011$ | 10 |
| 1890s | 2,992 2011$ | 2,748 2011$ | 3,266 2011$ | 10 |
| 1900s | 3,398 2011$ | 3,249 2011$ | 3,642 2011$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 4,270 2011$ | 3,826 2011$ | 4,803 2011$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 4,848 2011$ | 4,222 2011$ | 5,581 2011$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 6,108 2011$ | 5,297 2011$ | 7,079 2011$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 6,860 2011$ | 5,719 2011$ | 8,332 2011$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 9,920 2011$ | 8,655 2011$ | 10,957 2011$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 13,605 2011$ | 11,483 2011$ | 15,779 2011$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 19,343 2011$ | 15,983 2011$ | 22,971 2011$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,639 2011$ | 24,031 2011$ | 28,953 2011$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,573 2011$ | 29,434 2011$ | 51,129 2011$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,258 2011$ | 54,040 2011$ | 76,626 2011$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,091 2011$ | 78,476 2011$ | 84,580 2011$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More economy & growth data for Norway
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7416 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -7.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -164.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,394 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Norway?
- Divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution in Norway was 84,580 2011$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 84,580 2011$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,355 2011$ in 1831.
- How does Norway rank for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Norway ranks 2nd out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution: prosperity, inequality, and planetary limits’ in The CORE Team, The Economy 2.0 Microeconomics. Available at: https://tinyco.re/4329598 [Figure 1.19]