Consumer prices statistics in Norway
Norway: Consumer prices statistics was 149.59 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
149.59
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
16th
of 61 countries
All-time high
149.59
in 2025
All-time low
1.41
in 1887
Years of data
161
1865–2025
Consumer prices statistics in Norway, 1865–2025
Source: Bank for International Settlements.
Analysis
In 2025, consumer prices statistics in Norway stood at 149.59. That is the highest value across all 161 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer prices statistics in Norway peaked at 149.59 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.41, in 1887.
Norway ranks 16th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Consumer prices statistics in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1865 | 1.57 | — |
| 1866 | 1.57 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 1.65 | +5.0% |
| 1868 | 1.65 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 1.57 | -4.8% |
| 1870 | 1.57 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 1.57 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 1.73 | +10.0% |
| 1873 | 1.88 | +9.1% |
| 1874 | 1.96 | +4.2% |
| 1875 | 1.88 | -4.0% |
| 1876 | 1.88 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 1.88 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 1.65 | -12.5% |
| 1879 | 1.57 | -4.8% |
| 1880 | 1.65 | +5.0% |
| 1881 | 1.73 | +4.8% |
| 1882 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 1.65 | -4.5% |
| 1884 | 1.65 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 1.57 | -4.8% |
| 1886 | 1.49 | -5.0% |
| 1887 | 1.41 | -5.3% |
| 1888 | 1.49 | +5.6% |
| 1889 | 1.57 | +5.3% |
| 1890 | 1.57 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 1.57 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 1.57 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 1.57 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 1.49 | -5.0% |
| 1895 | 1.49 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 1.49 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 1.49 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 1.65 | +10.5% |
| 1899 | 1.65 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 1.73 | +4.8% |
| 1901 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 1.65 | -4.5% |
| 1903 | 1.65 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 1.57 | -4.8% |
| 1905 | 1.65 | +5.0% |
| 1906 | 1.65 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 1.73 | +4.8% |
| 1908 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 1.73 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 1.81 | +4.5% |
| 1911 | 1.88 | +4.3% |
| 1912 | 1.96 | +4.2% |
| 1913 | 2.04 | +4.0% |
| 1914 | 2.04 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 2.35 | +15.4% |
| 1916 | 2.83 | +20.0% |
| 1917 | 3.53 | +25.0% |
| 1918 | 4.94 | +40.0% |
| 1919 | 5.26 | +6.3% |
| 1920 | 6.04 | +14.9% |
| 1921 | 5.57 | -7.8% |
| 1922 | 4.67 | -16.1% |
| 1923 | 4.38 | -6.4% |
| 1924 | 4.8 | +9.7% |
| 1925 | 4.91 | +2.3% |
| 1926 | 4.16 | -15.3% |
| 1927 | 3.74 | -10.1% |
| 1928 | 3.48 | -7.0% |
| 1929 | 3.29 | -5.4% |
| 1930 | 3.25 | -1.1% |
| 1931 | 3.04 | -6.5% |
| 1932 | 2.99 | -1.6% |
| 1933 | 2.99 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 2.99 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 3.02 | +0.8% |
| 1936 | 3.14 | +4.1% |
| 1937 | 3.34 | +6.3% |
| 1938 | 3.44 | +3.0% |
| 1939 | 3.48 | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 4.08 | +17.2% |
| 1941 | 4.8 | +17.7% |
| 1942 | 5.06 | +5.5% |
| 1943 | 5.22 | +3.2% |
| 1944 | 5.24 | +0.2% |
| 1945 | 5.35 | +2.1% |
| 1946 | 5.46 | +2.1% |
| 1947 | 5.48 | +0.5% |
| 1948 | 5.46 | -0.5% |
| 1949 | 5.48 | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 5.76 | +5.0% |
| 1951 | 6.71 | +16.5% |
| 1952 | 7.28 | +8.6% |
| 1953 | 7.42 | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 7.72 | +4.0% |
| 1955 | 7.78 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 8.14 | +4.6% |
| 1957 | 8.35 | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 8.8 | +5.4% |
| 1959 | 8.96 | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 8.98 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 9.2 | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 9.65 | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 9.92 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 10.55 | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 10.94 | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 11.31 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 11.8 | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 12.23 | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 12.59 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 13.95 | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 14.82 | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 15.88 | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 17.05 | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 18.67 | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 20.84 | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 22.75 | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 24.82 | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 26.84 | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 28.15 | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 31.18 | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 35.43 | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 39.48 | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 42.79 | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 45.46 | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 48.04 | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 51.48 | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 56.02 | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 59.71 | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 62.47 | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 65.01 | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 67.24 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 68.82 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 70.38 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 71.38 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 73.12 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 74.05 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 75.93 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 77.66 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 79.48 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 81.95 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 84.39 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 85.49 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 87.63 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 88.03 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 89.37 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 91.42 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 92.12 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 95.57 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 97.64 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 100 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 101.31 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 102.01 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 104.18 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 106.32 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 108.61 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 112.47 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 114.61 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 117.75 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 120.31 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 121.86 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 126.09 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 133.37 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 140.7 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 145.18 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 149.59 | +3.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 149.59 is above the median for high income countries, which is 128.7, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Norway's 149.59 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 130.04, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumer prices statistics in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +40.0% | 3.53 | 4.94 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1.6 | 1.57 | 1.65 | 5 |
| 1870s | 1.76 | 1.57 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.59 | 1.41 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.55 | 1.49 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.68 | 1.57 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.86 | 1.81 | 5.26 | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.5 | 3.29 | 6.04 | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.17 | 2.99 | 3.48 | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.16 | 4.08 | 5.48 | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.69 | 5.76 | 8.96 | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.72 | 8.98 | 12.59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.38 | 13.95 | 28.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.21 | 31.18 | 62.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.31 | 65.01 | 79.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.36 | 81.95 | 97.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.76 | 100 | 120.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.13 | 121.86 | 149.59 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 13 Bulgaria 162.5 compare
- 14 Slovakia 161.52 compare
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- 17 United States 147.64 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer prices statistics in Norway?
- Consumer prices statistics in Norway was 149.59 in 2025, according to Bank for International Settlements.
- What is the highest consumer prices statistics recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 149.59 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer prices statistics recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 in 1887.
- How does Norway rank for consumer prices statistics?
- Norway ranks 16th out of 61 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer prices statistics rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements, published as part of Consumer prices statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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