What is the difference in subnational government revenue between Denmark and Norway?

8.71 Percentage of GDP, with Norway ahead.

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

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Norway: Subnational government revenue

Denmark

51.79 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Norway

60.5 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Denmark rank

3rd

Norway rank

1st

Subnational government revenue over time

Denmark
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 60.5 Percentage of GDP against 51.79 Percentage of GDP in Denmark, a difference of 8.71 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.

Denmark ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 1st of 36 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	54.41 Percentage of GDP	56.95 Percentage of GDP	2.54 Percentage of GDP	Norway
2010s	53.85 Percentage of GDP	54.21 Percentage of GDP	0.3592 Percentage of GDP	Norway
2020s	51.72 Percentage of GDP	58.26 Percentage of GDP	6.55 Percentage of GDP	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subnational government revenue, Denmark or Norway?: Norway, at 60.5 Percentage of GDP against 51.79 Percentage of GDP in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in subnational government revenue between Denmark and Norway?: 8.71 Percentage of GDP, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for subnational government revenue?: Denmark ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 1st of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Subnational government revenue
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,036 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

This dataset includes subnational government revenue expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public revenue. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.