Gross national expenditure in Norway
Norway: Gross national expenditure was 88.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross national expenditure in Norway, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national expenditure in Norway is 88.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Norway peaked at 109.3% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, 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 in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 100.7% | — |
| 1971 | 102.7% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 99.4% | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 100.5% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 102.9% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 106.0% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 108.5% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 109.3% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 100.0% | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 94.3% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 93.1% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 95.2% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 92.5% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 91.5% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 93.1% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 103.7% | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 102.6% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 101.0% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 96.9% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 94.1% | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 92.5% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 93.6% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 91.4% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 92.1% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 98.2% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 92.8% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 83.1% | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 86.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 82.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 86.2% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 82.5% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 100.7% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 88.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 102.8% | 98.0% | 109.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.4% | 91.5% | 103.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.7% | 91.4% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 82.5% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 86.0% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 72.8% | 100.7% | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1955 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 18,489 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 31,859 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national expenditure in Norway?
- Gross national expenditure in Norway was 88.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 109.3% in 1977.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for gross national expenditure?
- Norway ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross 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.