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

Latest (2020)
0.9266
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
13th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.9449
in 2002
All-time low
0.9194
in 2018
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Norway, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.9371996: 0.9391997: 0.9351998: 0.9371999: 0.9382000: 0.9362001: 0.9272002: 0.9452003: 0.9452004: 0.9392005: 0.9372006: 0.9312007: 0.9312008: 0.9282009: 0.9252010: 0.9242011: 0.9252012: 0.9252013: 0.9242014: 0.9232015: 0.9252016: 0.9232017: 0.922018: 0.9192019: 0.9212020: 0.927

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

Annual values for Social benefits, 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 0.9371
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 10 Australia 0.9638 compare
  2. 11 Georgia 0.9585 compare
  3. 12 Indonesia 0.9387 compare
  4. 14 Mauritius 0.8714 compare
  5. 15 Brazil 0.8449 compare
  6. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8364 compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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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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Social benefits, 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
Licence
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Coverage
79 places, 1,532 data points, 1972–2020
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