Overall primary balance, Transactions in Norway
Norway: Overall primary balance, Transactions was 740.94 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Norway, 1996–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Norway recorded 740.94 billion for overall primary balance, transactions in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and up 189.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall primary balance, transactions in Norway peaked at 1.56 trillion in 2022 and was at its lowest, 371.00 million, in 2020.
That places Norway 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 100.07 billion | — |
| 1997 | 123.00 billion | +22.9% |
| 1998 | 77.71 billion | -36.8% |
| 2002 | 183.31 billion | +135.9% |
| 2003 | 164.77 billion | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 238.46 billion | +44.7% |
| 2005 | 342.76 billion | +43.7% |
| 2006 | 473.36 billion | +38.1% |
| 2007 | 493.17 billion | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 574.46 billion | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 323.86 billion | -43.6% |
| 2010 | 345.14 billion | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 434.10 billion | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 458.74 billion | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 390.31 billion | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 341.10 billion | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 256.01 billion | -24.9% |
| 2016 | 199.37 billion | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 243.07 billion | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 367.09 billion | +51.0% |
| 2019 | 339.92 billion | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 371.00 million | -99.9% |
| 2021 | 530.83 billion | +142980.1% |
| 2022 | 1.56 trillion | +194.6% |
| 2023 | 980.46 billion | -37.3% |
| 2024 | 855.55 billion | -12.7% |
| 2025 | 740.94 billion | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.26 billion | 77.71 billion | 123.00 billion | 3 |
| 2000s | 349.27 billion | 164.77 billion | 574.46 billion | 8 |
| 2010s | 337.48 billion | 199.37 billion | 458.74 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 778.68 billion | 371.00 million | 1.56 trillion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 overall primary balance, transactions in Norway?
- Overall primary balance, transactions in Norway was 740.94 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 trillion in 2022.
- What is the lowest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 371.00 million in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Norway ranks 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall primary balance, transactions rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.