Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D in Norway
Norway: Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D was 3,936 US dollars, PPP converted in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3,936 US dollars, PPP converted
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
15th
of 31 countries
All-time high
4,106 US dollars, PPP converted
in 2020
All-time low
990.35 US dollars, PPP converted
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D in Norway, 1981–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, PPP converted.
Analysis
Norway recorded 3,936 US dollars, PPP converted for government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d in Norway peaked at 4,106 US dollars, PPP converted in 2020 and was at its lowest, 990.35 US dollars, PPP converted, in 1981.
Norway ranks 15th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D in Norway, year by year
| Year | US dollars, PPP converted | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 990.35 US dollars, PPP converted | — |
| 1982 | 1,033 US dollars, PPP converted | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 1,003 US dollars, PPP converted | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 1,040 US dollars, PPP converted | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 1,066 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1,090 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1,190 US dollars, PPP converted | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 1,255 US dollars, PPP converted | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 1,362 US dollars, PPP converted | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 1,445 US dollars, PPP converted | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 1,515 US dollars, PPP converted | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 1,669 US dollars, PPP converted | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 1,654 US dollars, PPP converted | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1,638 US dollars, PPP converted | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1,586 US dollars, PPP converted | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 1,636 US dollars, PPP converted | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1,653 US dollars, PPP converted | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1,695 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1,731 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1,777 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1,884 US dollars, PPP converted | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 2,030 US dollars, PPP converted | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 2,091 US dollars, PPP converted | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 2,187 US dollars, PPP converted | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 2,244 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 2,453 US dollars, PPP converted | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 2,614 US dollars, PPP converted | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 2,657 US dollars, PPP converted | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 2,886 US dollars, PPP converted | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 2,945 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2,952 US dollars, PPP converted | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,968 US dollars, PPP converted | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3,107 US dollars, PPP converted | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 3,271 US dollars, PPP converted | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 3,446 US dollars, PPP converted | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 3,614 US dollars, PPP converted | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 3,873 US dollars, PPP converted | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 3,880 US dollars, PPP converted | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 3,945 US dollars, PPP converted | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 4,106 US dollars, PPP converted | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 3,897 US dollars, PPP converted | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 3,999 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 3,880 US dollars, PPP converted | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 3,921 US dollars, PPP converted | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 3,936 US dollars, PPP converted | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,114 US dollars, PPP converted | 990.35 US dollars, PPP converted | 1,362 US dollars, PPP converted | 9 |
| 1990s | 1,622 US dollars, PPP converted | 1,445 US dollars, PPP converted | 1,731 US dollars, PPP converted | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,282 US dollars, PPP converted | 1,777 US dollars, PPP converted | 2,886 US dollars, PPP converted | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,400 US dollars, PPP converted | 2,945 US dollars, PPP converted | 3,945 US dollars, PPP converted | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,957 US dollars, PPP converted | 3,880 US dollars, PPP converted | 4,106 US dollars, PPP converted | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 12 Latvia 245.5 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 12 Austria 5,410 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 13 Sweden 4,817 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 14 Belgium 4,805 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 16 Argentina 3,751 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 17 Denmark 3,629 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 18 Finland 2,735 US dollars, PPP converted compare
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 government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d in Norway?
- Government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d in Norway was 3,936 US dollars, PPP converted in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4,106 US dollars, PPP converted in 2020.
- What is the lowest government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 990.35 US dollars, PPP converted in 1981.
- How does Norway rank for government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d?
- Norway ranks 15th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D (GBARD). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table contains data on Government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) by socio-economic objective (SEO), using the NABS 2007 classification