Norway vs United Kingdom: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Norway
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Norway currently reports 182.00 billion current LCU against 161.88 billion current LCU in United Kingdom, a difference of 20.12 billion current LCU.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Norway ranks 52nd and United Kingdom ranks 54th of 155 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.48 billion current LCU | 7.37 billion current LCU | 1.89 billion current LCU | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 19.87 billion current LCU | 23.03 billion current LCU | 3.16 billion current LCU | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 34.14 billion current LCU | 37.32 billion current LCU | 3.17 billion current LCU | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 56.82 billion current LCU | 59.09 billion current LCU | 2.27 billion current LCU | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 97.96 billion current LCU | 95.49 billion current LCU | 2.47 billion current LCU | Norway |
| 2020s | 157.16 billion current LCU | 149.84 billion current LCU | 7.31 billion current LCU | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Norway or United Kingdom?
- Norway, at 182.00 billion current LCU against 161.88 billion current LCU in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Norway and United Kingdom?
- 20.12 billion current LCU, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Norway and United Kingdom rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Norway ranks 52nd and United Kingdom ranks 54th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.