Which has higher goods and services expense, Cyprus or Norway?

Norway, at 9.3% against 9.2% in Cyprus as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Norway?

52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cyprus vs Norway: Goods and services expense

Cyprus

9.2%

in 2023

Norway

9.3%

in 2023

Cyprus rank

113th

Norway rank

111th

Goods and services expense over time

Cyprus
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 9.3% against 9.2% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 113th and Norway ranks 111th of 154 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1970s	20.1%	9.6%	10.5%	Cyprus
1980s	11.2%	11.4%	0.2%	Norway
1990s	7.9%	9.8%	1.8%	Norway
2000s	10.1%	8.6%	1.6%	Cyprus
2010s	8.0%	8.5%	0.5%	Norway
2020s	9.0%	9.0%	0.0%	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Cyprus or Norway?: Norway, at 9.3% against 9.2% in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Cyprus and Norway?: 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Norway?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Norway rank globally for goods and services expense?: Cyprus ranks 113th and Norway ranks 111th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit: % of expense
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 5,247 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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 own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.