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Norway — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1865–2031 · 161 observations

About this series

The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

Norway's combined government deficit reading was 10.5% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 12.7% of GDP in 2024 was −2.2 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 9.36% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2000–2031

PeriodValue
20316.33 % of GDP
20306.81 % of GDP
20297.2 % of GDP
20287.57 % of GDP
20279.56 % of GDP
15 earlier values
202611.1 % of GDP
202510.5 % of GDP
202412.7 % of GDP
202315.9 % of GDP
202224.6 % of GDP
202110 % of GDP
2020-2.6 % of GDP
20196.3 % of GDP
20187.5 % of GDP
20174.8 % of GDP
20163.9 % of GDP
20155.8 % of GDP
20148.3 % of GDP
201310.3 % of GDP
201213.4 % of GDP

Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.