Compensation of employees in Norway
Norway: Compensation of employees was 14.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Norway, 1972–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, compensation of employees in Norway stood at 14.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Norway peaked at 15.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1994.
Norway ranks 121st of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 13.1% | — |
| 1973 | 12.8% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 12.0% | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 12.3% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 12.1% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 11.6% | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 10.8% | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 10.3% | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 9.8% | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 10.0% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 10.1% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 9.8% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 9.6% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 9.3% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 9.2% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 8.6% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 8.6% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 9.8% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +49.8% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.9% | 10.3% | 13.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 8.6% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 8.3% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 9.8% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 15.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.2% | 15.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Norway?
- Compensation of employees in Norway was 14.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1994.
- How does Norway rank for compensation of employees?
- Norway ranks 121st out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.