Norway — General government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1881–2031 · 145 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 49.5% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 47.8% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +1.77 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 47.4% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2003–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 52.5 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 52.2 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 51.8 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 51.4 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 51 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 48.9 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 49.5 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 47.8 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 45 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 37 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 45.5 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 55.5 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 49.1 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 47 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 48.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 49.5 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 47.4 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 44.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 43 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 42 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2003, are on the chart — hover to read them.