GDP growth in Norway
Norway: GDP growth was 1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Norway, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Norway stood at 1.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.8% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Norway peaked at 6.3% in 1961 and was at its lowest, -1.6%, in 2009.
That places Norway 170th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Norway, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.3% | — |
| 1962 | 2.8% | -55.1% |
| 1963 | 3.8% | +34.5% |
| 1964 | 5.0% | +32.4% |
| 1965 | 5.3% | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 3.8% | -28.4% |
| 1967 | 6.3% | +65.2% |
| 1968 | 2.3% | -63.9% |
| 1969 | 4.5% | +99.3% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | -56.9% |
| 1971 | 5.7% | +194.1% |
| 1972 | 5.3% | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 4.5% | -15.0% |
| 1974 | 4.0% | -11.7% |
| 1975 | 4.9% | +24.8% |
| 1976 | 5.8% | +18.2% |
| 1977 | 4.2% | -29.0% |
| 1978 | 3.9% | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 4.4% | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 4.5% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | -63.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -85.5% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | +1525.5% |
| 1984 | 6.1% | +54.2% |
| 1985 | 5.6% | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | -27.2% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -56.9% |
| 1988 | -0.3% | -118.9% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -412.0% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | +90.3% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | +45.9% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +24.7% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | -19.4% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | +75.4% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +19.7% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -46.5% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -19.9% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +57.8% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -37.2% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -32.6% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -24.8% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +295.0% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -31.4% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -75.9% |
| 2009 | -1.6% | -296.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -162.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +37.8% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +103.9% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -54.9% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +64.6% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -36.8% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +106.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -58.4% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +32.4% |
| 2020 | -1.4% | -192.6% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -404.5% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -91.4% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +303.7% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | -23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.4% | 2.3% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 1.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | -0.3% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | -1.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | -1.4% | 4.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 167 Japan 1.2% compare
- 168 French Polynesia 1.1% compare
- 169 South Africa 1.1% compare
- 171 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.1% compare
- 172 Slovenia 1.1% compare
- 173 Sao Tome and Principe 1.0% compare
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- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 97,312 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 6.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 97,980 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 10.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Norway?
- Gdp growth in Norway was 1.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 1961.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.6% in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for gdp growth?
- Norway ranks 170th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.