Germany vs Norway: Expense, Transactions

Germany
2.24 trillion
in 2025
Norway
2.65 trillion
in 2025
Germany rank
9th
Norway rank
8th

Expense, Transactions over time

  • Germany
  • Norway
500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T2.5T199620102025

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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Indicator
Expense, 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.