Norway vs Taiwan: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Norway
17.4%
in 2023
Taiwan
17.4%
in 2023
Norway rank
120th
Taiwan rank
118th
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Norway
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 17.4% against 17.4% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Taiwan ahead.
Norway ranks 120th and Taiwan ranks 118th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.8% | 32.8% | 18.0% | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 18.5% | 30.5% | 12.1% | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 24.4% | 22.1% | 2.2% | Norway |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 20.7% | 2.2% | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 19.8% | 3.5% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 19.2% | 6.5% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 17.9% | 2.9% | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 17.4% | 0.2% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty, Norway or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 17.4% against 17.4% in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Norway and Taiwan?
- 0.0%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Taiwan?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Taiwan rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Norway ranks 120th and Taiwan ranks 118th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.