Subnational government expenditure in Norway
Norway: Subnational government expenditure was 47.76 Percentage of GDP in 2024. β² Rising
Subnational government expenditure in Norway, 2000β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subnational government expenditure in Norway is 47.76 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subnational government expenditure in Norway peaked at 55.6 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.95 Percentage of GDP, in 2022.
That places Norway 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.66 Percentage of GDP | 39.75 Percentage of GDP | 48.24 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.83 Percentage of GDP | 42.04 Percentage of GDP | 49.53 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.15 Percentage of GDP | 36.95 Percentage of GDP | 55.6 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 549.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 24.5% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 2,515 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 28.5% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 70.98 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subnational government expenditure in Norway?
- Subnational government expenditure in Norway was 47.76 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest subnational government expenditure recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest subnational government expenditure recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.95 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for subnational government expenditure?
- Norway ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subnational government expenditure rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset includes subnational government expenditure expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public expenditure.<br/><br/>The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries.<br/><br/>The data for the latest year available is also available in <a href="https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/topics/policy-issues/subnational-finance-and-investment/subnational-governments-infrastructure-finance-2026.pdf">PDF format</a> and via an <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/data/dashboards/oecd-dashboard-on-subnational-government-structure-and-finance.html">Interactive dashboard</a>.