Expense, Transactions in Norway

Norway: Expense, Transactions was 2.65 trillion in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
2.65 trillion
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
8th
of 35 countries
All-time high
2.65 trillion
in 2025
All-time low
480.88 billion
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Expense, Transactions in Norway, 1996–2025

500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T2.5T1996201020251996: 480.9B1997: 499.0B1998: 535.1B2002: 723.0B2003: 764.8B2004: 791.9B2005: 828.6B2006: 890.7B2007: 952.1B2008: 1.0T2009: 1.1T2010: 1.1T2011: 1.2T2012: 1.3T2013: 1.3T2014: 1.4T2015: 1.5T2016: 1.5T2017: 1.6T2018: 1.7T2019: 1.7T2020: 1.9T2021: 2.0T2022: 2.1T2023: 2.3T2024: 2.5T2025: 2.6T

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2025, expense, transactions in Norway stood at 2.65 trillion. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 78.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expense, transactions in Norway peaked at 2.65 trillion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 480.88 billion, in 1996.

Norway ranks 8th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 505.00 billion 480.88 billion 535.10 billion 3
2000s 883.07 billion 722.97 billion 1.09 trillion 8
2010s 1.44 trillion 1.15 trillion 1.75 trillion 10
2020s 2.24 trillion 1.92 trillion 2.65 trillion 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 5 Brazil 5.93 trillion compare
  2. 6 Czechia 3.58 trillion compare
  3. 7 Sweden 3.13 trillion compare
  4. 9 Germany 2.24 trillion compare
  5. 10 Iceland 2.17 trillion compare
  6. 11 Poland 1.87 trillion compare

See the full ranking of 35 places β†’

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All data for Norway β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is expense, transactions in Norway?
Expense, transactions in Norway was 2.65 trillion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest expense, transactions recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 2.65 trillion in 2025.
What is the lowest expense, transactions recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 480.88 billion in 1996.
How does Norway rank for expense, transactions?
Norway ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is expense, transactions rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.0%. 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 Expense, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Expense, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
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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.