Japan vs Norway: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in
Japan
11.6%
in 2021
Norway
12.4%
in 2022
Japan rank
22nd
Norway rank
19th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 12.4% against 11.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 19th of 108 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 8.8% | 4.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 11.3% | 1.8% | Norway |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 13.3% | 4.4% | Norway |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.9% | 0.4% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in, Japan or Norway?
- Norway, at 12.4% against 11.6% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in between Japan and Norway?
- 0.8%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Japan ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 19th of 108 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release