Norway vs Sweden: Gross operating balance, Transactions
Gross operating balance, Transactions over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 862.95 billion against 311.06 billion in Sweden, a difference of 551.89 billion.
That makes Norway's figure about 2.8 times Sweden's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 35 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 362.89 billion | 146.50 billion | 216.39 billion | Norway |
| 2010s | 414.74 billion | 187.72 billion | 227.02 billion | Norway |
| 2020s | 904.23 billion | 260.88 billion | 643.34 billion | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross operating balance, transactions, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 862.95 billion against 311.06 billion in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross operating balance, transactions between Norway and Sweden?
- 551.89 billion, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for gross operating balance, transactions?
- Norway ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 3rd 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.