Jamaica vs Norway: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Jamaica
392,012 current LCU per person
in 2025
Norway
470,902 current LCU per person
in 2025
Jamaica rank
33rd
Norway rank
30th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Jamaica
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 470,902 current LCU per person against 392,012 current LCU per person in Jamaica, a difference of 78,890 current LCU per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 30th of 195 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per person | 55,863 current LCU per person | 55,863 current LCU per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 20,863 current LCU per person | 107,571 current LCU per person | 86,709 current LCU per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 84,766 current LCU per person | 181,978 current LCU per person | 97,212 current LCU per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 170,090 current LCU per person | 283,680 current LCU per person | 113,590 current LCU per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 307,887 current LCU per person | 412,822 current LCU per person | 104,935 current LCU per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Jamaica or Norway?
- Norway, at 470,902 current LCU per person against 392,012 current LCU per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Jamaica and Norway?
- 78,890 current LCU per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Norway?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Norway rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 30th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.