Germany vs Norway: General government total expenditure
Germany
2.24 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Norway
2.64 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Germany rank
61st
Norway rank
57th
General government total expenditure over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.64 trillion current LCU against 2.24 trillion current LCU in Germany, a difference of 403.12 billion current LCU.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Norway ahead.
Germany ranks 61st and Norway ranks 57th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU | 232.57 billion current LCU | 232.57 billion current LCU | Norway |
| 1990s | 823.57 billion current LCU | 468.65 billion current LCU | 354.92 billion current LCU | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.10 trillion current LCU | 845.35 billion current LCU | 250.42 billion current LCU | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.38 trillion current LCU | 1.46 trillion current LCU | 81.96 billion current LCU | Norway |
| 2020s | 2.00 trillion current LCU | 2.27 trillion current LCU | 273.75 billion current LCU | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Germany or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.64 trillion current LCU against 2.24 trillion current LCU in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Germany and Norway?
- 403.12 billion current LCU, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Germany ranks 61st and Norway ranks 57th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release