GDP per capita growth in Norway
Norway: GDP per capita growth 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 168th of 213 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 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% |
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
- 165 Madagascar 0.6% compare
- 166 Greenland 0.5% compare
- 167 Faroe Islands 0.4% compare
- 169 Switzerland 0.3% compare
- 170 Gabon 0.3% compare
- 171 Austria 0.3% compare
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- 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 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 168th out of 213 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.