Germany vs Norway: Expense, Transactions
Expense, Transactions over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.65 trillion against 2.24 trillion in Germany, a difference of 404.38 billion.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 9th and Norway ranks 8th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 trillion | 883.07 billion | 228.82 billion | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.38 trillion | 1.44 trillion | 57.64 billion | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.99 trillion | 2.24 trillion | 250.39 billion | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, transactions, Germany or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.65 trillion against 2.24 trillion in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expense, transactions between Germany and Norway?
- 404.38 billion, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for expense, transactions?
- Germany ranks 9th and Norway ranks 8th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Expense, 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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About this data
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.