Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Norway
Norway: Goods and services expense (% of expense) was 9.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Norway, 1972–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, goods and services expense in Norway stood at 9.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Norway peaked at 12.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1995.
Norway ranks 111th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 9.9% | — |
| 1973 | 9.7% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 10.4% | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 10.4% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 9.4% | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 9.2% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 8.9% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 8.9% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 11.4% | +28.0% |
| 1981 | 12.2% | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 11.8% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 12.0% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 11.5% | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 11.1% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 10.8% | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 11.1% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 10.7% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 11.1% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 11.9% | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 12.1% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 12.3% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 12.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 12.4% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | -42.1% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -1.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 9.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Norway's 9.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -42.1% | 12.4% | 7.2% |
| 1980 | +28.0% | 8.9% | 11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.6% | 8.9% | 10.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 11.4% | 10.7% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 7.2% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.4% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 8.2% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.5% | 9.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Norway?
- Goods and services expense in Norway was 9.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1995.
- How does Norway rank for goods and services expense?
- Norway ranks 111th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.