Government debt, quarterly in Norway
Government debt in Norway was equal to 60.8% of GDP at the end of Q2 2026. The value for Q2 2026 is the highest in the series, which starts in Q1 2000.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Norway, Q2 2026
60.8%p (Provisional)
Change from Q1 2026
+11.7percentage points
European Union, Q2 2026
82.9%p (Provisional)
Median of OECD (38 countries), Q2 2026
63.4%
Position in Q2 2026
13th of 28
Government debt, quarterly 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 60.8%p (provisional) | 82.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2026 | 49.1%p (provisional) | 82.5%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2025 | 54.4% | 81.5%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2025 | 41.8% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2025 | 41.8% | 81.4%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2025 | 43.6% | 81.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2024 | 53.2% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2024 | 40.8% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2024 | 41.9% | 80.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2024 | 40.7% | 80.7%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2023 | 42.7% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2023 | 34.2% | 81.1%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2023 | 30.9% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2023 | 31.8% | 82.1%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2022 | 35.1% | 82.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2022 | 32.7% | 83.4%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2022 | 32.8% | 84.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2022 | 33.1% | 86.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2021 | 39.8% | 86.6%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2021 | 35.0% | 88.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2021 | 36.2% | 89.6%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2021 | 40.7% | 91.4%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2020 | 43.4% | 89.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2020 | 38.7% | 88.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2020 | 38.9% | 86.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2020 | 39.3% | 79.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2019 | 38.4% | 77.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2019 | 33.5% | 78.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2019 | 33.8% | 79.5%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2019 | 34.6% | 79.8%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2018 | 37.5% | 79.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2018 | 33.9% | 80.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2018 | 35.4% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2018 | 36.4% | 81.3%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2017 | 36.1% | 81.5% |
| Q3 2017 | 35.3% | 82.9% |
| Q2 2017 | 36.1% | 84.0% |
| Q1 2017 | 37.1% | 84.2% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +11.7 percentage points from 49.1% in Q1 2026.
- Since Q4 2023, when it was 42.7%, the figure has changed by +18.1 percentage points.
- Among the 28 countries with data for Q2 2026, Norway has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in Q2 2026 was 82.9%.
More for Norway
All statistics for Norway
Government spending
49.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
38.9%
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Government spending on health
7.2%
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Government spending on education
4.7%
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Government spending on social protection
18.5%
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Government spending on defence
2.1%
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