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Norway

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Over time

6 charts

GDP per capita

€/inh. · 1975-2025

Norway EU average

0 25k 50k 75k 100k 125k 1975 Norway: 6,600 EU average: 0 1976 Norway: 7,960 EU average: 0 1977 Norway: 8,960 EU average: 0 1978 Norway: 8,970 EU average: 0 1979 Norway: 9,490 EU average: 0 1980 Norway: 11,300 EU average: 0 1981 Norway: 13,890 EU average: 0 1982 Norway: 15,520 EU average: 0 1983 Norway: 16,720 EU average: 0 1984 Norway: 19,010 EU average: 0 1985 Norway: 20,730 EU average: 0 1986 Norway: 19,130 EU average: 0 1987 Norway: 19,460 EU average: 0 1988 Norway: 20,410 EU average: 0 1989 Norway: 21,960 EU average: 0 1990 Norway: 22,160 EU average: 0 1991 Norway: 22,990 EU average: 0 1992 Norway: 23,440 EU average: 0 1993 Norway: 23,730 EU average: 0 1994 Norway: 24,550 EU average: 0 1995 Norway: 26,500 EU average: 14,910 1996 Norway: 29,170 EU average: 15,600 1997 Norway: 32,040 EU average: 16,010 1998 Norway: 30,760 EU average: 16,670 1999 Norway: 33,930 EU average: 17,420 2000 Norway: 41,220 EU average: 18,420 2001 Norway: 42,960 EU average: 19,270 2002 Norway: 45,770 EU average: 19,930 2003 Norway: 44,420 EU average: 20,400 2004 Norway: 46,590 EU average: 21,250 2005 Norway: 54,190 EU average: 22,110 2006 Norway: 59,810 EU average: 23,320 2007 Norway: 63,320 EU average: 24,680 2008 Norway: 67,900 EU average: 25,390 2009 Norway: 59,030 EU average: 24,230 2010 Norway: 67,980 EU average: 25,090 2011 Norway: 74,470 EU average: 25,880 2012 Norway: 81,420 EU average: 25,980 2013 Norway: 80,020 EU average: 26,260 2014 Norway: 75,740 EU average: 26,860 2015 Norway: 69,560 EU average: 27,810 2016 Norway: 66,180 EU average: 28,510 2017 Norway: 69,860 EU average: 29,680 2018 Norway: 72,510 EU average: 30,680 2019 Norway: 70,860 EU average: 31,740 2020 Norway: 62,400 EU average: 30,560 2021 Norway: 81,520 EU average: 33,330 2022 Norway: 107,660 EU average: 36,180 2023 Norway: 84,120 EU average: 38,450 2024 Norway: 83,070 EU average: 40,110 2025 Norway: 83,860 EU average: 41,700 1975 1991 1999 2007 2025

Real GDP growth

% · 1975-2025

Norway EU average

-10 -5 0 5 10 1975 Norway: 4.9 EU average: 0 1976 Norway: 5.8 EU average: 0 1977 Norway: 4.2 EU average: 0 1978 Norway: 3.9 EU average: 0 1979 Norway: 4.4 EU average: 0 1980 Norway: 4.5 EU average: 0 1981 Norway: 1.7 EU average: 0 1982 Norway: 0.2 EU average: 0 1983 Norway: 3.9 EU average: 0 1984 Norway: 6.1 EU average: 0 1985 Norway: 5.6 EU average: 0 1986 Norway: 4 EU average: 0 1987 Norway: 1.7 EU average: 0 1988 Norway: -0.3 EU average: 0 1989 Norway: 1 EU average: 0 1990 Norway: 2 EU average: 0 1991 Norway: 2.9 EU average: 0 1992 Norway: 3.6 EU average: 0 1993 Norway: 2.9 EU average: 0 1994 Norway: 5 EU average: 0 1995 Norway: 4.2 EU average: 0 1996 Norway: 5 EU average: 1.8 1997 Norway: 5.1 EU average: 2.7 1998 Norway: 2.7 EU average: 3 1999 Norway: 2.2 EU average: 3 2000 Norway: 3.4 EU average: 3.9 2001 Norway: 2.2 EU average: 2.1 2002 Norway: 1.5 EU average: 1 2003 Norway: 1.1 EU average: 0.9 2004 Norway: 4.3 EU average: 2.5 2005 Norway: 3 EU average: 1.9 2006 Norway: 2.8 EU average: 3.5 2007 Norway: 3.4 EU average: 3.1 2008 Norway: 0.8 EU average: 0.6 2009 Norway: -1.6 EU average: -4.3 2010 Norway: 1 EU average: 2.1 2011 Norway: 1.4 EU average: 1.9 2012 Norway: 2.8 EU average: -0.8 2013 Norway: 1.3 EU average: 0 2014 Norway: 2.1 EU average: 1.6 2015 Norway: 2 EU average: 2.4 2016 Norway: 1.3 EU average: 1.9 2017 Norway: 2.7 EU average: 2.8 2018 Norway: 1.1 EU average: 2.1 2019 Norway: 1.5 EU average: 1.9 2020 Norway: -1.4 EU average: -5.5 2021 Norway: 4.1 EU average: 6.4 2022 Norway: 4.1 EU average: 3.6 2023 Norway: 0.4 EU average: 0.4 2024 Norway: 1.4 EU average: 1.3 2025 Norway: 1.1 EU average: 1.4 1975 1991 1999 2007 2025

HICP inflation rate

% · 1996-2025

Norway EU average

0 2 4 6 8 10 1996 Norway: 0.7 EU average: 0 1997 Norway: 2.5 EU average: 0 1998 Norway: 2 EU average: 0 1999 Norway: 2.2 EU average: 0 2000 Norway: 3.1 EU average: 0 2001 Norway: 2.6 EU average: 3.6 2002 Norway: 0.8 EU average: 2.7 2003 Norway: 2 EU average: 2.3 2004 Norway: 0.6 EU average: 2.5 2005 Norway: 1.5 EU average: 2.3 2006 Norway: 2.4 EU average: 2.3 2007 Norway: 0.8 EU average: 2.4 2008 Norway: 3.4 EU average: 3.7 2009 Norway: 2.3 EU average: 0.8 2010 Norway: 2.3 EU average: 1.8 2011 Norway: 1.3 EU average: 2.9 2012 Norway: 0.4 EU average: 2.6 2013 Norway: 2 EU average: 1.3 2014 Norway: 1.9 EU average: 0.4 2015 Norway: 2 EU average: 0.1 2016 Norway: 3.9 EU average: 0.2 2017 Norway: 1.9 EU average: 1.6 2018 Norway: 3 EU average: 1.8 2019 Norway: 2.3 EU average: 1.4 2020 Norway: 1.2 EU average: 0.7 2021 Norway: 3.9 EU average: 2.9 2022 Norway: 6.2 EU average: 9.2 2023 Norway: 5.8 EU average: 6.4 2024 Norway: 2.8 EU average: 2.6 2025 Norway: 2.8 EU average: 2.5 1996 2006 2011 2016 2025

Annual change in house prices

% · 2006-2025

Norway EU average

-5 0 5 10 15 2006 Norway: 13.7 EU average: 9.9 2007 Norway: 12.6 EU average: 8.5 2008 Norway: -1.1 EU average: 1.3 2009 Norway: 1.9 EU average: -3.7 2010 Norway: 8.3 EU average: 0.5 2011 Norway: 8.2 EU average: 0.6 2012 Norway: 6.7 EU average: -2.1 2013 Norway: 4.3 EU average: -1.7 2014 Norway: 2.7 EU average: 0.7 2015 Norway: 6.7 EU average: 2.3 2016 Norway: 7.9 EU average: 4.3 2017 Norway: 5.4 EU average: 4.8 2018 Norway: 1.6 EU average: 5 2019 Norway: 4 EU average: 4.9 2020 Norway: 4.9 EU average: 5.6 2021 Norway: 9.2 EU average: 8.4 2022 Norway: 5.9 EU average: 8 2023 Norway: 1.3 EU average: -0.3 2024 Norway: 3.6 EU average: 3.4 2025 Norway: 5.7 EU average: 5.5 2006 2012 2015 2018 2025

R&D expenditure

% of GDP · 1981-2024

Norway EU average

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 1981 Norway: 1.16 EU average: 0 1982 Norway: 1.23 EU average: 0 1983 Norway: 1.27 EU average: 0 1984 Norway: 1.35 EU average: 0 1985 Norway: 1.45 EU average: 0 1987 Norway: 1.61 EU average: 0 1989 Norway: 1.63 EU average: 0 1991 Norway: 1.6 EU average: 0 1993 Norway: 1.68 EU average: 0 1995 Norway: 1.66 EU average: 1.73 1997 Norway: 1.61 EU average: 1.72 1999 Norway: 1.62 EU average: 1.78 2001 Norway: 1.57 EU average: 1.82 2002 Norway: 1.63 EU average: 1.83 2003 Norway: 1.68 EU average: 1.82 2004 Norway: 1.54 EU average: 1.79 2005 Norway: 1.47 EU average: 1.78 2006 Norway: 1.44 EU average: 1.8 2007 Norway: 1.54 EU average: 1.79 2008 Norway: 1.52 EU average: 1.87 2009 Norway: 1.68 EU average: 1.96 2010 Norway: 1.61 EU average: 1.96 2011 Norway: 1.58 EU average: 2 2012 Norway: 1.57 EU average: 2.06 2013 Norway: 1.6 EU average: 2.08 2014 Norway: 1.66 EU average: 2.09 2015 Norway: 1.86 EU average: 2.1 2016 Norway: 1.97 EU average: 2.1 2017 Norway: 2.01 EU average: 2.14 2018 Norway: 1.97 EU average: 2.17 2019 Norway: 2.06 EU average: 2.21 2020 Norway: 2.16 EU average: 2.28 2021 Norway: 1.82 EU average: 2.24 2022 Norway: 1.5 EU average: 2.22 2023 Norway: 1.78 EU average: 2.26 2024 Norway: 1.74 EU average: 2.24 1981 2001 2007 2013 2024

Electricity price for households

€/kWh · 2007S2-2025S2

Norway EU average

0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 2007S2 Norway: 0.15 EU average: 0.15 2008S1 Norway: 0.16 EU average: 0.16 2008S2 Norway: 0.17 EU average: 0.17 2009S1 Norway: 0.16 EU average: 0.17 2009S2 Norway: 0.16 EU average: 0.17 2010S1 Norway: 0.2 EU average: 0.17 2010S2 Norway: 0.19 EU average: 0.18 2011S1 Norway: 0.21 EU average: 0.19 2011S2 Norway: 0.19 EU average: 0.19 2012S1 Norway: 0.19 EU average: 0.19 2012S2 Norway: 0.18 EU average: 0.2 2013S1 Norway: 0.19 EU average: 0.2 2013S2 Norway: 0.18 EU average: 0.21 2014S1 Norway: 0.17 EU average: 0.21 2014S2 Norway: 0.17 EU average: 0.21 2015S1 Norway: 0.16 EU average: 0.21 2015S2 Norway: 0.14 EU average: 0.21 2016S1 Norway: 0.15 EU average: 0.21 2016S2 Norway: 0.16 EU average: 0.21 2017S1 Norway: 0.16 EU average: 0.21 2017S2 Norway: 0.16 EU average: 0.21 2018S1 Norway: 0.18 EU average: 0.21 2018S2 Norway: 0.19 EU average: 0.22 2019S1 Norway: 0.19 EU average: 0.22 2019S2 Norway: 0.17 EU average: 0.22 2020S1 Norway: 0.14 EU average: 0.21 2020S2 Norway: 0.13 EU average: 0.22 2021S1 Norway: 0.18 EU average: 0.22 2021S2 Norway: 0.22 EU average: 0.24 2022S1 Norway: 0.2 EU average: 0.25 2022S2 Norway: 0.23 EU average: 0.28 2023S1 Norway: 0.19 EU average: 0.29 2023S2 Norway: 0.19 EU average: 0.28 2024S1 Norway: 0.2 EU average: 0.29 2024S2 Norway: 0.19 EU average: 0.29 2025S1 Norway: 0.2 EU average: 0.29 2025S2 Norway: 0.19 EU average: 0.29 2007S2 2013S2 2016S2 2019S2 2025S2

Economy

8 indicators
GDP per capita
83,860 €/inh.
+790 vs 2024
EU average 41,700 €/inh.
2025 · country ranking
GDP growth
1.1 %
−0.3 vs 2024
EU average 1.4 %
2025 · country ranking
Inflation
2.8 %
0 vs 2024
EU average 2.5 %
2025 · country ranking
House prices
5.7 %
+2.1 vs 2024
EU average 5.5 %
2025 · country ranking
R&D
1.74 % of GDP
−0.04 vs 2023
EU average 2.24 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Electricity price
0.1922 €/kWh
−0.0064 vs 2025S1
EU average 0.2896 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Tax-to-GDP ratio
38.9 % of GDP
−0.3 vs 2024
2025 · country ranking
Price level
134.1
−0.2 vs 2023
EU average 100.0
2024 · country ranking

Labour

6 indicators
Employment
79.5 %
−0.5 vs 2024
EU average 76.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unemployment
4.5 %
+0.5 vs 2024
EU average 6.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Gender pay gap
13.0 %
+0.2 vs 2023
EU average 11.1 %
2024 · country ranking
Long-term unemployment
0.7 %
+0.1 vs 2024
EU average 1.9 %
2025 · country ranking
NEET rate
6.9 %
+0.1 vs 2024
EU average 11.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Working hours
35.8 h
+0.1 vs 2024
EU average 37.3 h
2025 · country ranking

Population

7 indicators
Healthy life expectancy
64.8 years
−0.2 vs 2023
EU average 65.2 years
2024 · country ranking
Doctors
507 per 100k
+10 vs 2023
2024 · country ranking
Infant mortality
2.1 ‰
+0.1 vs 2023
EU average 3.5 ‰
2024 · country ranking
Obesity
13.8 %
+1.2 vs 2014
EU average 16.0 %
2019 · country ranking
Population
5.6 mn
2026 · country ranking
Life expectancy
82.4 years
+0.2 vs 2023
EU average 80.8 years
2024 · country ranking
Fertility
1.45
+0.05 vs 2023
EU average 1.34
2024 · country ranking

Environment

8 indicators
Emissions
5.2 t/inh.
−1.0 vs 2023
2024 · country ranking
Energy imports
-677.2 %
−22.1 vs 2023
EU average 57.3 %
2024 · country ranking
Municipal waste
716 kg
−8 vs 2023
EU average 517 kg
2024 · country ranking
Renewable electricity
122.0 %
+6.9 vs 2024
EU average 49.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Organic farming
4.6 %
−0.1 vs 2023
2024 · country ranking
Air pollution deaths
4 per 100k
−2 vs 2022
EU average 41 per 100k
2023 · country ranking
Renewables
82.4 %
+4.5 vs 2024
EU average 26.2 %
2025 · country ranking
Recycling
46.5 %
+4.8 vs 2023
EU average 48.1 %
2024 · country ranking

Society

19 indicators
Health spending
7.6 %
−1.8 vs 2021
EU average 10.3 %
2022 · country ranking
Tertiary educated
50.2 %
+1.0 vs 2024
EU average 36.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Adult learning
21.5 %
−0.8 vs 2024
EU average 13.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Poverty risk
16.1 %
+0.4 vs 2024
EU average 20.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Income inequality
21.3
−0.9 vs 2024
EU average 28.6
2025 · country ranking
Internet use
98.8 %
−0.6 vs 2024
EU average 93.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Road deaths
2 per mn
0 vs 2023
EU average 4 per mn
2024 · country ranking
Housing overcrowding
6.8 %
+1.0 vs 2024
EU average 16.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Passenger cars
524 per 1,000
+7 vs 2024
EU average 584 per 1,000
2025 · country ranking
Early leavers
3.8 %
+0.3 vs 2024
EU average 9.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unable to keep warm
1.7 %
−0.5 vs 2024
EU average 8.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Burglaries
292 per 100k
−20 vs 2013
2014 · country ranking
Housing overburden
13.5 %
−1.9 vs 2024
EU average 7.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Home ownership
80.0 %
+1.2 vs 2024
EU average 68.5 %
2025 · country ranking
Travel by car
88.6 %
−0.4 vs 2023
EU average 82.5 %
2024 · country ranking
Health expenditure
7.2 % of GDP
+0.2 vs 2023
EU average 7.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Education spending
4.7 % of GDP
+0.3 vs 2023
EU average 4.7 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Life satisfaction
7.7 /10
+0.1 vs 2024
EU average 7.2 /10
2025 · country ranking
Digital skills
79.8 %
−1.3 vs 2023
EU average 60.4 %
2025 · country ranking

Regions

NUTS

NUTS 1 1

NUTS 2 11

NUTS 3 34

Where the data comes from

© European Union, source: Eurostat - datasets, licence and methods.

Ranks are among EU member states. Where less is better (unemployment, debt), the lowest value ranks first.