Norway — General government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1881–2030 · 144 observations
About this series
General government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The general government expenditure reading for Norway was 50.1% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 49% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +1.12 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 48.9% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2002–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 51.3 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 51 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 50.7 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 50.3 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 50.1 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 50.1 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 49 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 46.7 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 38.2 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 47.1 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 57.5 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 51.1 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 48.5 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 50.1 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 51.2 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 49 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 45.9 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 44.1 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 43 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 43.9 % of GDP |
Values before 2011, back to 2002, are on the chart — hover to read them.