Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Norway
Norway: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Norway, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Norway stood at 1.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Norway peaked at 3.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.2%, in 2009.
Norway ranks 136th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -41.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -43.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -56.2% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +728.6% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -48.6% |
| 2006 | -0.0% | -102.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -1100.0% |
| 2008 | -0.9% | -416.7% |
| 2009 | -2.2% | +128.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -138.2% |
| 2011 | -0.5% | -157.8% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -345.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -91.5% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +1270.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -26.4% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +69.7% |
| 2018 | -0.8% | -141.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -105.3% |
| 2020 | -1.0% | -2550.0% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -407.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -85.0% |
| 2023 | -1.0% | -324.4% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -226.7% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | -18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | -2.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -1.0% | 3.0% | 6 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 15,237 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Norway?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Norway was 1.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.2% in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Norway ranks 136th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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