Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Norway
Norway: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -35.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Norway, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Norway stood at -35.9%.
The figure is down 22.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Norway peaked at -29.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -45.4%, in 2020.
Norway ranks 130th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -32.0% | — |
| 2001 | -32.6% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | -37.5% | +15.2% |
| 2003 | -37.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | -35.3% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | -33.1% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | -32.1% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | -32.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | -30.7% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | -35.4% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | -34.7% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | -34.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | -33.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | -34.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | -35.6% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | -38.2% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | -39.7% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | -38.7% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | -37.1% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | -38.6% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | -45.4% | +17.7% |
| 2021 | -36.5% | -19.5% |
| 2022 | -29.3% | -19.8% |
| 2023 | -35.9% | +22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -33.8% | -37.5% | -30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -36.5% | -39.7% | -33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -36.8% | -45.4% | -29.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Norway?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Norway was -35.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was -29.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -45.4% in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Norway ranks 130th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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