Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Norway

Norway: Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item was 0.741 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.741
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
22nd
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.765
in 2004
All-time low
0.3364
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Norway, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.3361996: 0.351997: 0.3871998: 0.4341999: 0.4442000: 0.4552001: 0.4552002: 0.7262003: 0.7322004: 0.7652005: 0.7462006: 0.7562007: 0.7582008: 0.7552009: 0.7352010: 0.7382011: 0.7382012: 0.7372013: 0.7362014: 0.7372015: 0.7432016: 0.7372017: 0.7462018: 0.7442019: 0.7412020: 0.741

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Norway recorded 0.741 for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Norway peaked at 0.765 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3364, in 1995.

Norway ranks 22nd of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Norway, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.3364
1996 0.3498 +4.0%
1997 0.3872 +10.7%
1998 0.434 +12.1%
1999 0.4445 +2.4%
2000 0.4548 +2.3%
2001 0.4549 +0.0%
2002 0.7259 +59.6%
2003 0.7322 +0.9%
2004 0.765 +4.5%
2005 0.7464 -2.4%
2006 0.7564 +1.3%
2007 0.7585 +0.3%
2008 0.7554 -0.4%
2009 0.7354 -2.7%
2010 0.7385 +0.4%
2011 0.7377 -0.1%
2012 0.7374 -0.0%
2013 0.7365 -0.1%
2014 0.737 +0.1%
2015 0.7433 +0.9%
2016 0.7365 -0.9%
2017 0.7455 +1.2%
2018 0.7442 -0.2%
2019 0.7411 -0.4%
2020 0.741 -0.0%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 0.741 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4416, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 0.741 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4692, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item 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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +59.6% 0.4549 0.7259

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3904 0.3364 0.4445 5
2000s 0.6885 0.4548 0.765 10
2010s 0.7398 0.7365 0.7455 10
2020s 0.741 0.741 0.741 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 19 Cyprus 0.8239 compare
  2. 20 Kazakhstan 0.817 compare
  3. 21 Albania 0.7443 compare
  4. 23 Italy 0.7222 compare
  5. 24 El Salvador 0.721 compare
  6. 25 Ukraine 0.7094 compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Norway?
Health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Norway was 0.741 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.765 in 2004.
What is the lowest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3364 in 1995.
How does Norway rank for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
Norway ranks 22nd out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
60 places, 1,212 data points, 1990–2020
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