Norway — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1865–2030 · 160 observations

About this series

Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. 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 expenditure reading was 50.1% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 49% of GDP in 2024 was +1.12 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 48.9% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1865–2030
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Latest observations

2000–2030

PeriodValue
203051.3 % of GDP
202951 % of GDP
202850.7 % of GDP
202750.3 % of GDP
202650.1 % of GDP
15 earlier values
202550.1 % of GDP
202449 % of GDP
202346.7 % of GDP
202238.2 % of GDP
202147.1 % of GDP
202057.5 % of GDP
201951.1 % of GDP
201848.5 % of GDP
201750.1 % of GDP
201651.2 % of GDP
201549 % of GDP
201445.9 % of GDP
201344.1 % of GDP
201243 % of GDP
201143.9 % of GDP

Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.