General government final consumption expenditure in Norway
Norway: General government final consumption expenditure was 22.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Norway, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Norway stood at 22.6%.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Norway peaked at 25.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1970.
Norway ranks 36th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.8% | — |
| 1971 | 16.5% | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 16.8% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 17.0% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 17.2% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 18.2% | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 18.9% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 19.2% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 19.8% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 19.4% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 18.8% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 18.6% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 19.1% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 19.0% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 18.2% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 18.0% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 19.1% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 20.0% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 20.0% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 20.1% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 20.4% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 21.1% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 22.1% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 22.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 21.8% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 21.3% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 20.7% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 20.3% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 21.7% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | +20.2% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.9% | 15.8% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 18.0% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.3% | 20.3% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 18.3% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 20.3% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 17.6% | 25.3% | 6 |
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- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Norway?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Norway was 22.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1970.
- How does Norway rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Norway ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. 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.