Norway

NOREurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: Oslo
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76/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
Norway in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Norway· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Norway

Norway's GDP is $599.41B (2026), with a population of 5.6M, and GDP per capita of $105,877. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 1.5%, inflation at 3.3%, unemployment at 4.2%, government debt at 42.9% of GDP, life expectancy of 83.2 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy32 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$599.41B2026▲ 12.9%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)1.5%2026▲ 36.4%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$105,8772026▲ 12.1%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$654.16B2026▲ 4.4%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$115,5482026▲ 3.6%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.29%2026▼ 1.3%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$549.75B2025▲ 6.4%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$97,3102025▼ 2.7%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$107,7702025▼ 1.1%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)34.5%2025▼ 4.2%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)55.0%2025▲ 2.9%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)1.6%2025▼ 3.4%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)22.6%2025▲ 2.3%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)42.5%2025▲ 3.5%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)23.2%2025▼ 1.9%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)37.3%2025▼ 3.6%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)1.4%2025▲ 3634.8%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$180,9332025▲ 1.1%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)6.1%2025▲ 6.0%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)40.9%2022▲ 35.5%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$69,9532021▲ 29.7%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)20.2%2021▲ 48.8%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)11.7%2025▼ 11.3%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021▲ 169.8%WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)6.06%2021▲ 87.7%WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)3.94%2021▲ 333.4%WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)10.0%2021▲ 140.3%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.04%2021▼ 2.0%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$182.88B2025▲ 1.5%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$95,1732025▲ 0.4%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$83,8132025▲ 0.4%WB
▶Financial Markets1 indicator · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Exchange Rate (per EUR)11.722025▲ 0.8%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary21 indicators · 2023–2026 · IMF / WB
▶Trade15 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)79.1%2025▼ 0.7%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)45.4%2025▼ 2.2%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)33.7%2025▲ 1.4%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$240.82B2025▲ 3.7%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$178.76B2025▲ 7.5%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$170.57B2025▲ 1.5%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$107.32B2025▲ 6.1%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)-1.5%2025▼ 160.8%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.2%2025▼ 81.3%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$-7.82B2025▼ 164.5%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$1.03B2025▲ 8.9%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)0.2%2025▲ 2.8%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)25.4%2024▼ 1.0%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)14.0%2025▼ 7.1%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$74.13B2025▼ 1.6%WB
▶Finance12 indicators · 2017–2025 · WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)1782025—WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2025 · WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population5.6M2025▲ 0.7%WB
Population Growth (%)0.7%2025▼ 27.3%WB
Population Density (per km²)152023▲ 1.1%WB
Surface Area (sq km)624,5002023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)364,2702023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)83.6%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Urban Population (total)4.7M2025▲ 1.0%WB
Rural Population (%)16.4%2025▼ 1.4%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth83.2 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male81.6 years2024▲ 0.1%WB
Life Expectancy, Female84.8 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.42024▲ 3.6%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)9.72024▲ 3.2%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)7.92024▲ 0.0%WB
Net Migration29,7982025▼ 32.8%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)15.9%2025▼ 1.6%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)65.0%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)19.1%2025▲ 1.6%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)53.9%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)29.4%2025▲ 1.6%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)24.5%2025▼ 1.6%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)59.42024▼ 2.1%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)36.22024▼ 7.1%WB
▶Labor20 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force3.1M2025▲ 0.7%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)65.6%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)62.1%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)69.1%2025▼ 0.4%WB
Unemployment (%)4.6%2025▲ 15.9%WB
Female Unemployment (%)4.3%2025▲ 14.7%WB
Male Unemployment (%)4.9%2025▲ 16.9%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)13.4%2025▲ 10.7%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)2.5%2025▼ 2.4%WB
Employment in Industry (%)17.8%2025▼ 1.2%WB
Employment in Services (%)79.7%2025▲ 0.4%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)65.5%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)4.2%2025▼ 1.7%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)95.1%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)25.1%2024▼ 1.3%WB
Employers (% of total employment)0.7%2025▲ 1.3%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)47.1%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)62.6%2025▼ 1.0%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)4.9%2025▼ 1.3%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)5.8%2024▲ 1.8%WB
▶Education17 indicators · 2016–2024 · WB
▶Health43 indicators · 2020–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)9.4%2023▲ 19.2%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$8,2962023▼ 4.6%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)8.1%2023▲ 19.8%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)13.7%2023▼ 2.8%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)52023▲ 1.4%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)16.52023▲ 2.6%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)3.32023▼ 1.5%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)2.52024▲ 4.2%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)1.42024▲ 0.0%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)12023▼ 66.7%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)2.22024▲ 0.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)2.72024▲ 0.0%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)7.6%2021▲ 0.3%WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)86.6%2021▼ 0.2%WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)5.8%2021▲ 3.3%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)96.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)97.0%2024▲ 1.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)32024▲ 17.9%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)14.2%2024▼ 5.3%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)11.6%2024▼ 6.5%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)13.22021▲ 5.4%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)7.42020▲ 8.5%WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)82.881998722021—WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)24.834291652021—WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)71.155305292021—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)2.0449722372024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)2.4874144812024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)1.4195603582024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)0.6744279262023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)3.32024—WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)0.072024—WHO
People Living with HIV53002025—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)5.62067932022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)962025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)962025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)962025—WHO
Physicians (total)27,4552023▲ 2.5%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel88,5302023▲ 0.8%WHO
Dentists (total)4,8502023▲ 1.2%WHO
Pharmacists (total)3,5422023▲ 3.9%WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)892023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)1.52021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)8296.355468752023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment18 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
▶Agriculture12 indicators · 2016–2024 · WB
▶Technology13 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB
▶Infrastructure9 indicators · 2004–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried12.3M2004▼ 4.1%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)176.62004▲ 1.2%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)862,9832024▼ 2.2%WB
Rail Lines (total km)3,8852021▲ 0.0%WB
Rail Passengers Carried (million passenger-km)1,7802021▼ 1.3%WB
Railways, Goods (million ton-km)4,3052021▲ 4.7%WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)3.702022▲ 0.0%WB
Electricity from Oil (%)0.0%2024▲ 193.8%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2017–2025 · WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption2.112023▲ 2.2%WB
Government Effectiveness1.82023▼ 7.3%WB
Political Stability0.892023▲ 3.7%WB
Regulatory Quality1.62023▲ 5.4%WB
Rule of Law1.832023▲ 4.2%WB
Voice & Accountability1.782023▼ 0.2%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)99.1%2023▲ 1.0%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)97.6%2023▼ 0.5%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)99.1%2023▲ 1.0%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)77.7%2023▲ 1.7%WB
▶Military6 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)2.1%2024▲ 15.3%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$10.44B2024▲ 18.6%WB
Armed Forces Personnel25,0002020▲ 8.7%WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.9%2020▲ 8.2%WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)4.5%2024▲ 14.1%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)0.72023▲ 31.8%WB
▶Poverty & Inequality12 indicators · 2021–2023 · WB
▶Social Protection4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.772020▲ 0.3%WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.792020▲ 1.3%WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.752020▼ 0.6%WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School11.2 years2020▲ 0.2%WB
▶Tourism6 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals1.4M2020▼ 76.2%WB
International Tourism, Departures1.7M2020▼ 81.0%WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$2.20B2020▼ 68.8%WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$4.23B2020▼ 76.1%WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)1.9%2020▼ 61.4%WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$404.0M2020▼ 65.7%WB
▶Urban Development8 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO