Government spending on defence in Norway
Government spending on defence in Norway was equal to 2.1% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 1999.
Norway, 2024
2.1%
Change from 2023
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2024
1.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
1.4%
Position in 2024
6th of 30
Government spending on defence in Norway over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | 1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | 1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | 1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | 1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | – |
| 2008 | 1.5% | – |
| 2007 | 1.5% | – |
| 2006 | 1.5% | – |
| 2005 | 1.5% | – |
| 2004 | 1.7% | – |
| 2003 | 1.9% | – |
| 2002 | 2.0% | – |
| 2001 | 1.8% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 1.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.4%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Norway has the 6th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1.5%.
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60.8%p (Provisional)
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