Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway
Norway: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9266 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.9266 for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway peaked at 0.9449 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9194, in 2018.
Norway ranks 13th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.9371 | — |
| 1996 | 0.9389 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9349 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9367 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9376 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9365 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9273 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9449 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9447 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9387 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9371 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.931 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.931 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9282 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9254 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.924 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9248 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9238 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.923 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9247 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9231 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9198 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9194 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9208 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9266 | +0.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.9266 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2134, 4.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.9266 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 5.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.937 | 0.9349 | 0.9389 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9345 | 0.9254 | 0.9449 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9228 | 0.9194 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9266 | 0.9266 | 0.9266 | 1 |
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 social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway was 0.9266 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9449 in 2002.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9194 in 2018.
- How does Norway rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Norway ranks 13th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, 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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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.