Services, value added in Norway
Norway: Services, value added was 55.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Services, value added in Norway, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Norway is 55.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Norway peaked at 61.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 2022.
Norway ranks 121st of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Services, value added in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55.1% | — |
| 1971 | 54.9% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 55.8% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 55.9% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 54.9% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 55.0% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 55.0% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 54.6% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 52.7% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 51.4% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 51.0% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 51.3% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 50.7% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 49.3% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 53.8% | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 54.8% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 56.8% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 56.3% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 56.2% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 57.1% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 57.4% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 57.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 56.4% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 55.1% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 53.3% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 52.8% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 56.2% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 54.9% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 49.4% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 51.1% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 53.1% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 53.9% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 52.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 54.6% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 59.2% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 52.1% | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | +19.5% |
| 2024 | 53.5% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 55.0% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.9% | 52.7% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.5% | 49.3% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.7% | 52.8% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 48.2% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 51.5% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 43.5% | 61.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Norway
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7416 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 0.3869 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3491 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 33,019 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 343,260 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Norway?
- Services, value added in Norway was 55.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for services, value added?
- Norway ranks 121st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.