GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Norway
Norway: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Norway, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Norway stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Norway peaked at 5.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, -2.8%, in 2009.
Norway ranks 170th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Norway, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.4% | — |
| 1962 | 2.0% | -63.3% |
| 1963 | 3.0% | +50.8% |
| 1964 | 4.2% | +40.5% |
| 1965 | 4.5% | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 3.0% | -33.8% |
| 1967 | 5.4% | +81.4% |
| 1968 | 1.4% | -73.9% |
| 1969 | 3.7% | +160.5% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | -67.0% |
| 1971 | 5.0% | +312.8% |
| 1972 | 4.5% | -9.9% |
| 1973 | 3.8% | -16.1% |
| 1974 | 3.3% | -11.7% |
| 1975 | 4.4% | +31.6% |
| 1976 | 5.4% | +22.5% |
| 1977 | 3.7% | -30.7% |
| 1978 | 3.5% | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 4.0% | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 4.2% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | -68.4% |
| 1982 | -0.1% | -109.4% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | -2976.7% |
| 1984 | 5.8% | +60.6% |
| 1985 | 5.2% | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | -29.9% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | -65.5% |
| 1988 | -0.9% | -168.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | -170.9% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | +162.3% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +47.3% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +25.3% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | -23.8% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +96.4% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | -18.7% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +22.8% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -53.2% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -29.8% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +86.8% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -40.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -44.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -44.6% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +635.5% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -38.9% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +16.5% |
| 2008 | -0.4% | -118.1% |
| 2009 | -2.8% | +568.2% |
| 2010 | -0.2% | -91.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -131.9% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +1790.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -96.2% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +1604.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -61.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +357.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -75.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +76.8% |
| 2020 | -1.9% | -346.4% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -285.0% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | -0.8% | -124.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -159.4% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -16.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.7%, 23% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 22% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +2976.7% | -0.1% | 3.6% |
| 2012 | +1790.9% | 0.1% | 1.5% |
| 2014 | +1604.8% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| 2004 | +635.5% | 0.5% | 3.7% |
| 2009 | -568.2% | -0.4% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 1.4% | 5.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 1.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | -0.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | -2.8% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -0.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | -1.9% | 3.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 167 Madagascar 0.6% compare
- 168 Greenland 0.5% compare
- 169 Faroe Islands 0.4% compare
- 171 Switzerland 0.3% compare
- 172 Gabon 0.3% compare
- 173 Austria 0.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Norway?
- Gdp per capita growth in Norway was 0.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.8% in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Norway ranks 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. 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 per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.