Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway

Norway: Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8077 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8077
Change on year
up 13.4%
World rank
32nd
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.8077
in 2020
All-time low
0.548
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.5481996: 0.5831997: 0.5731998: 0.5651999: 0.5642000: 0.6372001: 0.5682002: 0.6552003: 0.6462004: 0.7192005: 0.742006: 0.7512007: 0.6772008: 0.6932009: 0.7012010: 0.6782011: 0.6852012: 0.6892013: 0.6652014: 0.6942015: 0.72016: 0.7062017: 0.7162018: 0.7192019: 0.7122020: 0.808

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Norway recorded 0.8077 for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway peaked at 0.8077 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.548, in 1995.

That places Norway 32nd out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Other expense, 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 0.548
1996 0.583 +6.4%
1997 0.5732 -1.7%
1998 0.5648 -1.5%
1999 0.5645 -0.0%
2000 0.6372 +12.9%
2001 0.5675 -10.9%
2002 0.6551 +15.4%
2003 0.6456 -1.5%
2004 0.7191 +11.4%
2005 0.7397 +2.9%
2006 0.7511 +1.5%
2007 0.6771 -9.8%
2008 0.6928 +2.3%
2009 0.7011 +1.2%
2010 0.6776 -3.4%
2011 0.6855 +1.2%
2012 0.6886 +0.5%
2013 0.6654 -3.4%
2014 0.6942 +4.3%
2015 0.7005 +0.9%
2016 0.7062 +0.8%
2017 0.7161 +1.4%
2018 0.7186 +0.4%
2019 0.7125 -0.9%
2020 0.8077 +13.4%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 0.8077 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6358, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 0.8077 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7658, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5667 0.548 0.583 5
2000s 0.6786 0.5675 0.7511 10
2010s 0.6965 0.6654 0.7186 10
2020s 0.8077 0.8077 0.8077 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 29 Türkiye 0.8333 compare
  2. 30 Serbia 0.8316 compare
  3. 31 Estonia 0.8132 compare
  4. 33 Rwanda 0.8061 compare
  5. 34 Iceland 0.7795 compare
  6. 35 Kyrgyzstan 0.7696 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway?
Other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway was 0.8077 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.8077 in 2020.
What is the lowest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.548 in 1995.
How does Norway rank for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Norway ranks 32nd out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
Is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 Other expense, 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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Other expense, 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
64 places, 1,068 data points, 1990–2020
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