Germany 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 Germany buys about what

$113

buys in Norway, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Norway buys what $88.24 buys in Germany. Prices across Germany's economy average 88% of Norway's, so a dollar goes 13% further in Germany.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureGermanyNorway
Economy
Population83.5 million5.61 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$5.05 trillion$531 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$60,496$94,594
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$75,407$104,044
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%80%91%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.25 in the US$1.10 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$64.18 a day2022 survey · $23,426 a year · income$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
MeasureGermanyNorway
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$6.30 trillion$584 billion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar0.7100Euro9.452Norwegian krone
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$60,200$97,310
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$78,140$107,770

World Bank income groups: Germany, high 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.
  • Germany
  • Norway
Year-by-year table
YearGermanyNorway
2025$62,824$95,173
2024$62,655$94,804
2023$63,140$94,365
2022$63,778$95,110
2021$62,631$92,206
2020$60,300$89,012
2019$62,950$90,773
2018$62,481$90,064
2017$61,965$89,665
2016$60,505$88,042
2015$59,669$87,688
2014$59,203$86,791
2013$58,182$85,974
2012$58,110$85,926
2011$57,951$84,671
2010$54,826$84,605
2009$52,569$84,813
2008$55,514$87,297
2007$54,921$87,671
2006$53,307$85,653
2005$51,265$83,955
2004$50,786$82,091
2003$50,192$79,150
2002$50,487$78,753
2001$50,688$78,041
2000$49,956$76,776

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