Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Norway
Norway: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 42.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Norway is 42.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Norway peaked at 52.0% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2022.
Norway ranks 171st of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51.8% | — |
| 1971 | 51.8% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 51.2% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 50.1% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 49.0% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 50.2% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 50.7% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 52.0% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 50.1% | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 49.8% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 47.1% | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 46.5% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 47.2% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 46.9% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 45.6% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 47.4% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 51.5% | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 50.8% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 50.4% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 49.2% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 49.0% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 50.2% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 49.8% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 49.2% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 47.3% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 49.0% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 47.6% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 42.8% | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 43.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 45.4% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 45.1% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 40.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 41.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | +16.6% |
| 2024 | 41.1% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 42.5% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.7% | 49.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.3% | 45.6% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 47.3% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 39.1% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 40.8% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 34.1% | 46.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Norway?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Norway was 42.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 1977.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Norway ranks 171st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. 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.