Denmark vs Norway: Gross operating balance, Transactions
Gross operating balance, Transactions over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 862.95 billion against 190.62 billion in Denmark, a difference of 672.32 billion.
That makes Norway's figure about 4.5 times Denmark's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 5th and Norway ranks 2nd of 35 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.99 billion | 362.89 billion | 279.89 billion | Norway |
| 2010s | 70.27 billion | 414.74 billion | 344.47 billion | Norway |
| 2020s | 173.70 billion | 904.23 billion | 730.53 billion | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross operating balance, transactions, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 862.95 billion against 190.62 billion in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross operating balance, transactions between Denmark and Norway?
- 672.32 billion, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for gross operating balance, transactions?
- Denmark ranks 5th and Norway ranks 2nd of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross operating balance, 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.