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Government balance in Norway

Government balance in Norway was 10.5% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is down 2.2 pts from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 38 countries in 2024.

2025, % of GDP10.5
Change on 2024-2.2 pts
Rank1st of 38Countries ranked
Series high24.62022
Series low-2.62020

Government balance in Norway, 1995 to 2025

-10010203019952000200520102015202020251995: 3.2 % of GDP1996: 6.2 % of GDP1997: 7.5 % of GDP1998: 3.2 % of GDP1999: 5.8 % of GDP2000: 15.1 % of GDP2001: 13.2 % of GDP2002: 9.1 % of GDP2003: 7.2 % of GDP2004: 10.8 % of GDP2005: 14.7 % of GDP2006: 17.7 % of GDP2007: 16.8 % of GDP2008: 18.3 % of GDP2009: 10 % of GDP2010: 10.6 % of GDP2011: 13 % of GDP2012: 13.4 % of GDP2013: 10.3 % of GDP2014: 8.3 % of GDP2015: 5.8 % of GDP2016: 3.9 % of GDP2017: 4.8 % of GDP2018: 7.5 % of GDP2019: 6.3 % of GDP2020: -2.6 % of GDP2021: 10 % of GDP2022: 24.6 % of GDP2023: 15.9 % of GDP2024: 12.7 % of GDP2025: 10.5 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: OECD, OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.
All 31 values
Period% of GDP
202510.5
202412.7
202315.9
202224.6
202110
2020-2.6
20196.3
20187.5
20174.8
20163.9
20155.8
20148.3
201310.3
201213.4
201113
201010.6
200910
200818.3
200716.8
200617.7
200514.7
200410.8
20037.2
20029.1
200113.2
200015.1
19995.8
19983.2
19977.5
19966.2
19953.2

Rankings

Definition

General government net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) as a percentage of GDP.

How to cite

OECD. OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html

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What is the government balance as a share of GDP in Norway?

Government balance in Norway was 10.5% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is down 2.2 pts from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 38 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest government balance as a share of GDP in Norway?

24.6% of GDP in 2022, the highest value since 1995 in this series.

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