Country comparison Norway vs Afghanistan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.1%chart2.3%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q320,873K
Annual GDP [+]2024€446,866Mchart€15,947M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$483,593Mchart$17,248M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€80,200chart€3782023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$86,587chart$4092023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€116,770M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023197,049chart1,3162023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023213,124chart1,4242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202344.13%chart8.26%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€35,503chart€312023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$38,399chart$342023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202458,964chart-2182023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202463,822chart-2352023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202413.20%chart-1.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024221,049.9chart2,705.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024239,260.0chart2,926.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202230,960.3chart541.82019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202232,392.9chart606.62019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.47%chart10.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202437,248,508,861.0chart37.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202339,211.5chart40.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202317.37%chart1.46%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,345.0chart220.52021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,113.1chart261.02021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.53%chart10.27%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.50%chart16.97%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€39,513chart€642023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$42,768chart$692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€5,674chart€142019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$5,942chart$162019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,711chart€12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$7,144chart$12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,677chart€62021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,811chart$72021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]06/07/2024Aaa
S&P Rating [+]07/09/1975AAA
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAA
Corruption Index [+]202384chart202023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201917º
Fragile States Index [+]202412.7chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202486ºchart1º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202421º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20254.3%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q34.6%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3141K
$71.62020NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$71,085
Average Wage [+]2024€65,675
Human Capital Ranking [+]20171º
Markets
Euro / Norwegian krones [+]02/17/202611.2815
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20269.5481
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/17/20264.21%
Risk Premium [+]02/17/2026147
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/17/20269.25%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20234.8%
HICP [+]December 20253.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20264.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/19/20254.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]20209ºchart173º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20252.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024252,252
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202238.26
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021634.33chart46.592015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202440.6%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200625.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.4%chart20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20224,979,400
Exports [+]2025€151,645.8Mchart€814.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$171,356.7Mchart$881.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202434.56%chart5.11%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€93,455.9Mchart€5,558.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$105,603.3Mchart$6,010.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202420.37%chart34.85%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€58,189.9Mchart€-4,743.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$65,753.4Mchart$-5,161.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202414.19%chart-29.74%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20253.3%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20152ºchart96º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]20249chart662024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202428ºchart160º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017614.1chart409.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202015.81%chart0.37%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.55%chart15.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart35.44‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,237.9chart181.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.90‰chart5.80‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.40chart4.842023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20203.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.6%chart47.1%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20245,594,340chart43,373,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020852,238chart144,0982020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020191,392chart5,853,8382020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.966chart0.4622022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20243ºchart146º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.30chart66.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023728chart1,7962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.12chart5.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202340chart1,6132021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.72chart4.032021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.86chart0.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,791
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218,122.2
Consumption GWh [+]2023127,324chart6,4682023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023152,095chart9732023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20265,732chart7,99801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20261,549,525chart235,21401/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20234,061,312chart18,370,38612/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20261,024.61chart184.4001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202313,020,641chart22,964,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
Norway
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