Central government expense in Norway
Central government expense in Norway was equal to 34.5% of GDP in 2023.
Norway, 2023
34.5%
Change from 2022
+6.2percentage points
World, 2022
28.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
34.4%
Central government expense in Norway over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 34.5% | – |
| 2022 | 28.3% | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 35.2% | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 37.7% | 24.9% |
| 2001 | 32.7% | 24.7% |
| 2000 | 32.1% | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +6.2 percentage points from 28.3% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 33.3%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.