Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Norway
Norway: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 34.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Norway, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Norway is 34.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Norway peaked at 47.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2020.
Norway ranks 35th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.0% | — |
| 1971 | 26.2% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 26.3% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 26.4% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 27.5% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 29.0% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 28.6% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 28.4% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 29.7% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 32.2% | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 34.3% | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 34.2% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 34.3% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 35.1% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 36.7% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 35.8% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 29.2% | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 28.7% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 27.6% | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 29.3% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 29.6% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 28.6% | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 28.1% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 29.0% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 31.2% | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 31.7% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 27.9% | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 29.8% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | +24.1% |
| 2001 | 35.7% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 36.9% | +41.5% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | +29.9% |
| 2023 | 37.9% | -20.9% |
| 2024 | 36.0% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 34.5% | -4.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 34.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.8%, 1.7× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Norway's 34.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.4%, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +41.5% | 26.0% | 36.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.1% | 26.2% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 27.6% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 27.8% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 33.7% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 27.8% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 26.0% | 47.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 32 Suriname 35.1% compare
- 33 Algeria 34.8% compare
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 34.6% compare
- 36 South Korea 34.3% compare
- 37 Peru 34.3% compare
- 38 Bangladesh 34.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Norway?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Norway was 34.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Norway ranks 35th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.