Other expense in Norway
Norway: Other expense was 10.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Norway, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other expense in Norway is 10.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Norway peaked at 12.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1993.
That places Norway 41st out of 147 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Other expense in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +51.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -35.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +114.4% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | +821.7% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +27.8% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +4.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 10.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Norway's 10.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other 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 | +821.7% | 0.8% | 7.7% |
| 1994 | +114.4% | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| 1992 | +51.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| 1993 | -35.9% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 0.4% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.9% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.7% | 12.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Norway?
- Other expense in Norway was 10.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1993.
- How does Norway rank for other expense?
- Norway ranks 41st out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.