Norway vs Europe: 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 Norway buys about what

$74.31

buys in Europe, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Europe buys what $135 buys in Norway. Prices across Norway's economy average 135% of Europe's, so a dollar goes 35% further in Europe.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureNorwayEurope
Economy
Population5.61 million743.0 million43 of 43 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$531 billion$29.9 trillion40 of 43 countries
GDP per personUS dollars$94,594$40,25440 of 43 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$104,044$59,58540 of 43 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%91%68%40 of 43 countries
A US dollar goes as far as$1.10 in the US$1.48 in the US40 of 43 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$77.76 a day2023 survey · $28,382 a year · incomeMedians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureNorwayEurope
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$584 billion$44.3 trillion40 of 43 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar9.452Norwegian kroneMany currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$97,310$38,30540 of 43 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$107,770$59,15640 of 43 countries

World Bank income groups: Norway, high income. Europe adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.

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. Europe covers the 40 of its 43 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.
  • Norway
  • Europe
Year-by-year table
YearNorwayEurope
2025$95,173$50,183
2024$94,804$49,598
2023$94,365$48,828
2022$95,110$48,171
2021$92,206$46,971
2020$89,012$44,056
2019$90,773$46,526
2018$90,064$45,679
2017$89,665$44,695
2016$88,042$43,562
2015$87,688$42,927
2014$86,791$42,469
2013$85,974$42,014
2012$85,926$41,862
2011$84,671$41,782
2010$84,605$40,828
2009$84,813$39,880
2008$87,297$42,079
2007$87,671$41,504
2006$85,653$39,893
2005$83,955$38,286
2004$82,091$37,254
2003$79,150$35,997
2002$78,753$35,213
2001$78,041$34,581
2000$76,776$33,639

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