Country comparison Norway vs United Arab Emirates

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.1%chart4.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q220,508K
Annual GDP [+]2024€446,866Mchart€510,287M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$483,593Mchart$552,325M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€80,200chart€46,4472024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$86,587chart$50,2742024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€116,770M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2023197,049chart154,1852023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2023213,124chart166,7632023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202344.13%chart31.91%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€35,503chart€14,4382023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$38,399chart$15,6162023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]202458,964chart28,1102023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]202463,179chart30,4032023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]202413.20%chart5.82%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024221,049.9chart109,504.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024238,626.7chart118,438.12023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202230,960.3chart13,899.12021Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202232,392.9chart16,167.22021Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202214.47%chart14.76%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202437,248,508,861.0chart15,783.72023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202339,211.5chart17,066.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202317.37%chart14.41%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20249,345.0chart18,047.22014Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202410,113.1chart23,981.92014Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.53%chart17.04%2014Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.50%chart22.66%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€39,409chart€10,2542023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$42,655chart$11,0912023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€5,674chart€1,4102021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$5,942chart$1,6682021Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€6,711chart€1,4832023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$7,144chart$1,6042023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,677chart€2,1822014Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,811chart$2,8992014Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]06/07/2024AaaAa203/20/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]07/09/1975AAAAA06/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAAAA-11/11/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202384chart682023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201917ºchart25º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202412.7chart34.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202486º
Innovation Ranking [+]202421ºchart32º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20254.5%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q34.6%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3141K
Average Wage [+]2024$71,085
Average Wage [+]2024€65,675
Human Capital Ranking [+]20171ºchart45º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Norwegian krones [+]01/23/202611.5420chart4.299001/22/2026Euro / UAE dirhams [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/21/20269.9127chart3.672501/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/23/20264.24%
Risk Premium [+]01/23/2026133
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/20262.70%chart2.93%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20234.8%
HICP [+]December 20253.0%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]09/19/20254.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]20209ºchart16º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20252.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024252,252chart225,386December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202238.26chart24.27December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021634.33chart342.502020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202440.6%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200625.00%chart5.00%01/01/2018Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.4%chart0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20224,979,400chart11,479,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€154,449.8Mchart€449,187.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$167,173.4Mchart$485,706.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202434.56%chart92.96%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€91,038.5Mchart€433,091.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$98,538.3Mchart$468,302.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202420.37%chart89.63%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€63,411.3Mchart€16,095.2M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$68,635.1Mchart$39,090.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]202414.19%chart3.33%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20255.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20152º
Density [+]20249chart1112024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202428ºchart53º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20201.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017614.1
% Immigrant [+]202015.81%chart93.83%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.55%chart2.19%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart9.77‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20172,237.9chart32,977.82017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.90‰chart0.93‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.40chart1.202023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20203.30‰
% risk of poverty [+]202411.6%
Population [+]20245,594,340chart10,986,4002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020852,238chart8,716,3322020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020191,392chart203,2142020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.966chart0.9372022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20243ºchart74º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.30chart82.912023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2023728chart2612015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202313.12chart2.992015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202340chart712022Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.72chart0.692022Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.86chart20.222023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20241,791chart3,7452024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218,122.2chart97,800.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023127,324chart157,9742023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023152,095chart165,9992023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/20255,732chart2,34912/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/20251,548,649chart1,067,03012/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/20234,061,312chart9,792,26606/21/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20251,024.61chart213.8112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202313,020,641chart24,922,05406/21/2022Doses administered [+]
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