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Government consumption (% of GDP) — Norway

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Norway in 2025 — 22.6%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 132. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 6.8 pp.

2025 22.6% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 20of 132
Period maximum 25.3%2020
Period minimum 15.8%1970

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Norway, 1970–20251517.52022.52527.519701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 15.8%1971: 16.5%1972: 16.8%1973: 17%1974: 17.2%1975: 18.2%1976: 18.9%1977: 19.2%1978: 19.8%1979: 19.4%1980: 18.8%1981: 18.6%1982: 19.1%1983: 19%1984: 18.2%1985: 18%1986: 19.1%1987: 20%1988: 20%1989: 20.1%1990: 20.4%1991: 21.1%1992: 22.1%1993: 22.1%1994: 21.8%1995: 21.3%1996: 20.7%1997: 20.3%1998: 21.7%1999: 21.4%2000: 19.1%2001: 20.3%2002: 21.9%2003: 22.2%2004: 20.9%2005: 19.5%2006: 18.6%2007: 18.6%2008: 18.3%2009: 21.2%2010: 21%2011: 20.5%2012: 20.3%2013: 20.7%2014: 21.3%2015: 22.6%2016: 23.6%2017: 23.2%2018: 22.5%2019: 23.4%2020: 25.3%2021: 21.9%2022: 17.6%2023: 21.2%2024: 22.1%2025: 22.6%
Change over the period: +6.8 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Norway

Norway 22.6%
Europe & Central Asia 20.6%
Northern Europe computed 21.2%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22.6 +0.5 pp
2024 22.1 +0.9 pp
2023 21.2 +3.6 pp
2022 17.6 −4.2 pp
2021 21.9 −3.5 pp
2020 25.3 +2 pp
2019 23.4 +0.9 pp
2018 22.5 −0.7 pp
2017 23.2 −0.4 pp
2016 23.6 +1 pp
2015 22.6 +1.3 pp
2014 21.3 +0.7 pp
2013 20.7 +0.3 pp
2012 20.3 −0.1 pp
2011 20.5 −0.5 pp
2010 21 −0.3 pp
2009 21.2 +2.9 pp
2008 18.3 −0.3 pp
2007 18.6 +0 pp
2006 18.6 −0.9 pp
2005 19.5 −1.4 pp
2004 20.9 −1.3 pp
2003 22.2 +0.3 pp
2002 21.9 +1.6 pp
2001 20.3 +1.1 pp
2000 19.1 −2.2 pp
1999 21.4 −0.4 pp
1998 21.7 +1.4 pp
1997 20.3 −0.4 pp
1996 20.7 −0.6 pp
1995 21.3 −0.5 pp
1994 21.8 −0.3 pp
1993 22.1 +0 pp
1992 22.1 +1 pp
1991 21.1 +0.8 pp
1990 20.4 +0.3 pp
1989 20.1 +0.1 pp
1988 20 −0 pp
1987 20 +1 pp
1986 19.1 +1.1 pp
1985 18 −0.3 pp
1984 18.2 −0.8 pp
1983 19 −0 pp
1982 19.1 +0.4 pp
1981 18.6 −0.1 pp
1980 18.8 −0.6 pp
1979 19.4 −0.4 pp
1978 19.8 +0.6 pp
1977 19.2 +0.3 pp
1976 18.9 +0.7 pp
1975 18.2 +1 pp
1974 17.2 +0.2 pp
1973 17 +0.2 pp
1972 16.8 +0.3 pp
1971 16.5 +0.7 pp
1970 15.8 —

Northern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SE Sweden 26.4 FI Finland 26.1 IS Iceland 26.1 DK Denmark 23.2 LV Latvia 22.9 NO Norway 22.6 EE Estonia 21.5 GB United Kingdom 21.2 LT Lithuania 19.3 IE Ireland 11.2
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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