Final consumption expenditure in Norway
Norway: Final consumption expenditure was 65.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Final consumption expenditure in Norway, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Norway recorded 65.1% for final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Norway peaked at 72.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 2022.
That places Norway 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67.6% | — |
| 1971 | 68.3% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 68.0% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 67.1% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 66.2% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 68.4% | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 69.6% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 71.1% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 69.9% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 69.2% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 65.8% | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 65.1% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 66.3% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 66.0% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 63.8% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 65.4% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 70.6% | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 70.4% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 69.3% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 69.3% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 72.3% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 72.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 71.5% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 70.5% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 69.1% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 67.7% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 70.7% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 69.0% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 63.4% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 69.6% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 62.1% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +17.8% |
| 2024 | 63.2% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 65.1% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.6% | 66.2% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.4% | 63.8% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.3% | 67.7% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 57.5% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 61.2% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 51.8% | 71.7% | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 452,677 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 5.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9115 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 86,220 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 896,328 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Norway?
- Final consumption expenditure in Norway was 65.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Norway ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.