Real gdp growth in Norway
Norway: Real gdp growth was 1.08 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Real gdp growth in Norway, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for real gdp growth in Norway is 1.08, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 23.8% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real gdp growth in Norway peaked at 6.08 in 1984 and was at its lowest, -1.61, in 2009.
That places Norway 164th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Real gdp growth in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.51 | — |
| 1981 | 1.67 | -62.9% |
| 1982 | 0.242 | -85.5% |
| 1983 | 3.94 | +1528.5% |
| 1984 | 6.08 | +54.1% |
| 1985 | 5.56 | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 4.05 | -27.2% |
| 1987 | 1.74 | -56.9% |
| 1988 | -0.33 | -118.9% |
| 1989 | 1.03 | -412.1% |
| 1990 | 1.96 | +90.2% |
| 1991 | 2.86 | +45.9% |
| 1992 | 3.56 | +24.7% |
| 1993 | 2.87 | -19.4% |
| 1994 | 5.04 | +75.4% |
| 1995 | 4.15 | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 4.97 | +19.6% |
| 1997 | 5.09 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 2.73 | -46.5% |
| 1999 | 2.18 | -19.9% |
| 2000 | 3.44 | +57.7% |
| 2001 | 2.16 | -37.2% |
| 2002 | 1.46 | -32.6% |
| 2003 | 1.1 | -24.8% |
| 2004 | 4.33 | +295.1% |
| 2005 | 2.97 | -31.4% |
| 2006 | 2.85 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.42 | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 0.823 | -75.9% |
| 2009 | -1.61 | -296.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | -162.3% |
| 2011 | 1.39 | +37.8% |
| 2012 | 2.82 | +103.9% |
| 2013 | 1.27 | -54.9% |
| 2014 | 2.1 | +64.6% |
| 2015 | 2.04 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.29 | -36.8% |
| 2017 | 2.67 | +106.7% |
| 2018 | 1.11 | -58.4% |
| 2019 | 1.47 | +32.4% |
| 2020 | -1.36 | -192.6% |
| 2021 | 4.14 | -404.4% |
| 2022 | 4.08 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.353 | -91.3% |
| 2024 | 1.42 | +303.4% |
| 2025 | 1.08 | -23.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.08 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.4, 45% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.08 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.55, 43% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Real gdp growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +1528.5% | 0.242 | 3.94 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.85 | -0.33 | 6.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.54 | 1.96 | 5.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 | -1.61 | 4.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 | 1 | 2.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 | -1.36 | 4.14 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is real gdp growth in Norway?
- Real gdp growth in Norway was 1.08 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest real gdp growth recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 6.08 in 1984.
- What is the lowest real gdp growth recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.61 in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for real gdp growth?
- Norway ranks 164th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real gdp growth rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Real gdp growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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