Norway vs Upper middle income: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Norway
64.3%
in 2023
Upper middle income
42.0%
in 2023
Norway rank
19th
Upper middle income rank
17th

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) over time

  • Norway
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 64.3% against 42.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 22.3%.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 152 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Upper middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 63.1% 39.6% 23.6% Norway
2010s 66.0% 44.6% 21.4% Norway
2020s 64.6% 42.9% 21.8% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Norway or Upper middle income?
Norway, at 64.3% against 42.0% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Norway and Upper middle income?
22.3%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Upper middle income?
18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Norway and Upper middle income rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
Norway ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 152 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Subsidies and other transfers (% 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
Subsidies and other transfers (% 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
192 places, 4,500 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.