Denmark vs Norway: Compensation of employees, Transactions

Denmark
439.85 billion
in 2025
Norway
737.39 billion
in 2025
Denmark rank
11th
Norway rank
8th

Compensation of employees, Transactions over time

  • Denmark
  • Norway
200.0B400.0B600.0B800.0B199620102025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 737.39 billion against 439.85 billion in Denmark, a difference of 297.54 billion.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.7 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 11th and Norway ranks 8th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 257.38 billion 261.93 billion 4.55 billion Norway
2010s 325.14 billion 443.36 billion 118.22 billion Norway
2020s 395.25 billion 641.52 billion 246.27 billion Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, transactions, Denmark or Norway?
Norway, at 737.39 billion against 439.85 billion in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in compensation of employees, transactions between Denmark and Norway?
297.54 billion, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for compensation of employees, transactions?
Denmark ranks 11th and Norway ranks 8th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.