Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Norway
Norway: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.8831 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Norway, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.8831 current US$ per US$ of GDP for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Norway peaked at 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.7276 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
That places Norway 162nd out of 186 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.
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Norway, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9936 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9996 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9799 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9521 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9694 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.941 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9395 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.942 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9821 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.928 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8668 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.871 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.866 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8618 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8789 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8796 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.863 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8605 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8835 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8976 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9718 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9564 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9749 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8554 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8682 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.8831 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9799 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.964 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9821 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8499 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8789 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8605 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9749 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8645 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 159 Kazakhstan 0.9028 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Denmark 0.8899 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 161 Netherlands 0.8878 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 163 Angola 0.8809 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 164 Iraq 0.8773 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 165 Chad 0.873 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Norway
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 59,460 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 83,533 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 868,396 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.824 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Norway?
- Gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Norway was 0.8831 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7276 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Norway ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.