China vs Norway: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in China buys about what

$192

buys in Norway, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Norway buys what $51.98 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 52% of Norway's, so a dollar goes 92% further in China.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaNorway
Economy
Population1.41 billion5.61 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$531 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$94,594
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$104,044
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%91%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$1.10 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption$77.76 a day2023 survey · $28,382 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureChinaNorway
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$584 billion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuan9.452Norwegian krone
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$97,310
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$107,770

World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; Norway, high income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • China
  • Norway
Year-by-year table
YearChinaNorway
2025$25,067$95,173
2024$23,841$94,804
2023$22,687$94,365
2022$21,499$95,110
2021$20,843$92,206
2020$19,215$89,012
2019$18,821$90,773
2018$17,807$90,064
2017$16,758$89,665
2016$15,773$88,042
2015$14,857$87,688
2014$13,969$86,791
2013$13,081$85,974
2012$12,218$85,926
2011$11,405$84,671
2010$10,476$84,605
2009$9,519$84,813
2008$8,744$87,297
2007$8,014$87,671
2006$7,057$85,653
2005$6,298$83,955
2004$5,684$82,091
2003$5,192$79,150
2002$4,744$78,753
2001$4,372$78,041
2000$4,066$76,776

China vs Norway: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.