Expenditure, Transactions in Norway
Norway: Expenditure, Transactions was 2.73 trillion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Expenditure, Transactions in Norway, 1996–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, expenditure, transactions in Norway stood at 2.73 trillion. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, transactions in Norway peaked at 2.73 trillion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 490.57 billion, in 1996.
That places Norway 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Expenditure, Transactions in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 490.57 billion | — |
| 1997 | 513.53 billion | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 551.64 billion | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 736.47 billion | +33.5% |
| 2003 | 782.89 billion | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 810.11 billion | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 845.49 billion | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 912.97 billion | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 980.96 billion | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.06 trillion | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 1.13 trillion | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 1.18 trillion | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.23 trillion | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.28 trillion | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.37 trillion | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.45 trillion | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.53 trillion | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.59 trillion | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.66 trillion | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.74 trillion | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.83 trillion | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 2.00 trillion | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 2.04 trillion | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.19 trillion | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 2.39 trillion | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 2.57 trillion | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 2.73 trillion | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 518.58 billion | 490.57 billion | 551.64 billion | 3 |
| 2000s | 907.24 billion | 736.47 billion | 1.13 trillion | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.49 trillion | 1.18 trillion | 1.83 trillion | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 trillion | 2.00 trillion | 2.73 trillion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More public sector data for Norway
- Arms imports 349.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 62.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 74.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 349.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,873 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0208 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 10.44 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 549.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure, transactions in Norway?
- Expenditure, transactions in Norway was 2.73 trillion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, transactions recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 trillion in 2025.
- What is the lowest expenditure, transactions recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 490.57 billion in 1996.
- How does Norway rank for expenditure, transactions?
- Norway ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is expenditure, transactions rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.