Norway — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1881–2031 · 145 observations
About this series
The general 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.
For Norway, the general government deficit reading stood at 10.5% of GDP in 2025. Against 12.7% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −2.2 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 9.36% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1881–2031
- Quarterly data, 1996–2026
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Latest observations
2003–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 6.33 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 6.81 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 7.2 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 7.57 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 9.56 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 11.1 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 10.5 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 12.7 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 15.9 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 24.6 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 10 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -2.6 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 6.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 7.5 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 4.8 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 3.9 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 5.8 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 8.3 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 10.3 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 13.4 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2003, are on the chart — hover to read them.