Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Norway
Norway: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and was 1.86 million National currency in 2025. ▲ Rising
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Norway, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
The most recent figure for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Norway is 1.86 million National currency, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Norway peaked at 1.86 million National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 370,784 National currency, in 1995.
That places Norway 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Norway, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 370,784 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 396,708 National currency | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 429,681 National currency | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 469,990 National currency | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 500,834 National currency | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 527,136 National currency | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 554,157 National currency | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 581,695 National currency | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 594,555 National currency | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 621,270 National currency | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 654,917 National currency | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 711,604 National currency | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 784,803 National currency | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 857,432 National currency | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 885,224 National currency | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 917,582 National currency | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 974,570 National currency | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 1.04 million National currency | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.09 million National currency | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million National currency | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million National currency | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million National currency | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.23 million National currency | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.29 million National currency | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.36 million National currency | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.37 million National currency | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.45 million National currency | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 1.56 million National currency | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 1.67 million National currency | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 1.77 million National currency | +6.1% |
| 2025 | 1.86 million National currency | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 433,599 National currency | 370,784 National currency | 500,834 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 677,279 National currency | 527,136 National currency | 885,224 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million National currency | 917,582 National currency | 1.36 million National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 million National currency | 1.37 million National currency | 1.86 million National currency | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 5 Netherlands 429,858 National currency compare
- 5 Czechia 2.88 million National currency compare
- 6 Lithuania 41,346 National currency compare
- 6 Sweden 2.59 million National currency compare
- 7 Germany 2.03 million National currency compare
- 7 Slovenia 31,854 National currency compare
- 8 Latvia 18,389 National currency compare
- 9 Estonia 15,850 National currency compare
- 9 Denmark 1.46 million National currency compare
- 10 Canada 1.41 million National currency compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.23 million National currency compare
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 15,237 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 21,349 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 2.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Norway?
- Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Norway was 1.86 million National currency in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 million National currency in 2025.
- What is the lowest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 370,784 National currency in 1995.
- How does Norway rank for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Norway ranks 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table presents compensation of employees by main economic activity following the high-level categories in the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4. The components of compensation of employees, wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions, are also broken down by main economic activity. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union (27 countries) and the euro area (21 countries). In this table, the presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the QNA dataset. See User Guide on Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) in OECD Data Explorer: QNA User guide See QNA Calendar for information on advance release dates: QNA Calendar See QNA Changes for information on changes in methodology: QNA Changes See QNA TIPS for a better use of QNA data: QNA TIPS Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org