Norway — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1865–2026 · 154 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The latest central government deficit reading for Norway was 11.1% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 13.7% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −2.6 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 9.92% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1865–2026
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Latest observations
2000–2026
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 13.5 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 11.1 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 13.7 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 16.7 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 25.4 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2021 | 9.6 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -2 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 7.2 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 8 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 5.2 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 4.3 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 6.1 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 9 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 11.1 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 13.9 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 13.7 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 11.5 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 11 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 19.3 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 17.3 % of GDP |
Values before 2007, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.