Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Norway
Norway: Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) was 895.45 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Social benefits, Transactions in Norway, 1996–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Norway recorded 895.45 billion for social benefits, transactions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, transactions in Norway peaked at 895.45 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 166.83 billion, in 1996.
Norway ranks 9th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 166.83 billion | — |
| 1997 | 176.46 billion | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 189.71 billion | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 260.45 billion | +37.3% |
| 2003 | 284.47 billion | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 295.36 billion | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 300.15 billion | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 311.22 billion | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 325.30 billion | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 349.88 billion | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 381.53 billion | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 404.89 billion | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 427.86 billion | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 450.55 billion | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 474.63 billion | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 500.83 billion | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 535.34 billion | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 557.35 billion | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 572.85 billion | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 586.92 billion | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 608.17 billion | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 664.24 billion | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 688.24 billion | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 714.65 billion | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 781.44 billion | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 846.22 billion | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 895.45 billion | +5.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 895.45 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 257.62 billion, 3.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Norway's 895.45 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 249.33 billion, 3.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +37.3% | 189.71 billion | 260.45 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 177.67 billion | 166.83 billion | 189.71 billion | 3 |
| 2000s | 313.55 billion | 260.45 billion | 381.53 billion | 8 |
| 2010s | 511.94 billion | 404.89 billion | 608.17 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 765.04 billion | 664.24 billion | 895.45 billion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social benefits, transactions in Norway?
- Social benefits, transactions in Norway was 895.45 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, transactions recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 895.45 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest social benefits, transactions recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 166.83 billion in 1996.
- How does Norway rank for social benefits, transactions?
- Norway ranks 9th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is social benefits, transactions rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. 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 Social benefits, 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.