Estonia vs Norway: Goods and services expense

Estonia
9.2%
in 2023
Norway
9.3%
in 2023
Estonia rank
112th
Norway rank
111th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Estonia
  • Norway
05101520197219972023

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 112th and Norway ranks 111th of 154 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 16.1% 8.1% 8.0% Estonia
2000s 12.0% 8.6% 3.5% Estonia
2010s 10.2% 8.5% 1.7% Estonia
2020s 9.1% 9.0% 0.1% Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Estonia or Norway?
Norway, at 9.3% against 9.2% in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Estonia and Norway?
0.1%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Norway?
30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Norway rank globally for goods and services expense?
Estonia ranks 112th 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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About this data

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

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.