Denmark vs Norway: Overall primary balance, Transactions
Overall primary balance, Transactions over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 740.94 billion against 147.83 billion in Denmark, a difference of 593.11 billion.
That makes Norway's figure about 5.0 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 5th and Norway ranks 3rd 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 | 67.62 billion | 349.27 billion | 281.65 billion | Norway |
| 2010s | 38.22 billion | 337.48 billion | 299.27 billion | Norway |
| 2020s | 127.27 billion | 778.68 billion | 651.40 billion | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall primary balance, transactions, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 740.94 billion against 147.83 billion in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overall primary balance, transactions between Denmark and Norway?
- 593.11 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 overall primary balance, transactions?
- Denmark ranks 5th and Norway ranks 3rd of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Overall primary 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.