Subsidies and other transfers in Norway
Norway: Subsidies and other transfers was 64.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Norway, 1980–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, subsidies and other transfers in Norway stood at 64.3%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Norway peaked at 73.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1989.
That places Norway 19th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.3% | — |
| 1981 | 14.4% | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 13.9% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 13.1% | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 12.6% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 12.9% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 12.7% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 13.6% | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 14.2% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 11.6% | -18.7% |
| 1990 | 72.6% | +528.9% |
| 1991 | 73.5% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 73.2% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 72.6% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 72.3% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 69.8% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 69.3% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 69.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 70.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 70.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 69.9% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 64.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 63.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 61.4% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 62.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 66.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 64.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.5% | 11.6% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.4% | 69.3% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.6% | 61.4% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 65.0% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 64.1% | 65.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 16 Argentina 68.8% compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 68.5% compare
- 18 Republic of Moldova 66.0% compare
- 20 Estonia 64.3% compare
- 21 United States of America 64.1% compare
- 22 Belarus 63.8% compare
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 subsidies and other transfers in Norway?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Norway was 64.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1989.
- How does Norway rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Norway ranks 19th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.