Economic and Financial Data for Norway

The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and the statistical standards to which Norway has committed, please click on DSBB Home Page. Unless otherwise indicated, the data are not seasonally adjusted and final when first released.

SDDS Real Sector

SDDS Real sector
SDDS Real sector
Unit DescriptionObservations
Date of LatestLatest dataLatest-1 data
SDDS Data Category and Component
National Accounts
Current prices
GDPNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 20241 274 4541 309 906
GDP, by expenditure category
Household final consumption expenditureNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2024482 285482 539
Final consumption expenditure of NPISHsNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 202429 98629 773
Final consumption expenditure of general governmentNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2024299 889294 838
Gross fixed capital formationNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2024296 654283 816
Changes in inventoriesNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 202424 207773
Total exportsNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2024565 878651 569
Total importsNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2024424 628433 602
GDP, by area
GDP-Mainland NorwayNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 20241 010 762998 103
Petroleum activities and ocean transportNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2024263 691311 803
Constant prices
GDPNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 20241 459 2601 486 392
GDP, by expenditure category
Household final consumption expenditureNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2024439 213439 245
Final consumption expenditure of NPISHsNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 202427 48227 428
Final consumption expenditure of general governmentNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2024277 458275 388
Gross fixed capital formationNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2024268 582256 913
Changes in inventoriesNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 20245 2379 194
Total exportsNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2024834 213872 359
Total importsNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2024393 080394 305
GDP, by area
GDP-Mainland NorwayNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2024937 171932 224
Petroleum activities and ocean transportNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2024522 089554 168
Non-financial sector accounts
GNI (Gross National Income)NOK million3rd quarter 20241 248 7961 279 039
Gross saving for NorwayNOK million3rd quarter 2024457 075453 483
Production Index
Index of production, extraction of oil and gas, manufacturing, mining and quarrying and electricity supply (volume index)2021=100September 202494.0106.0
Index of production, construction (volume index)2021=100September 2024100.0100.4
Business Tendency Survey
The industrial confidence indicator (ICI)Balance Seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 20241.43.7
Employment
Employed persons (LFS)1000 Seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 20242 8942 885
Unemployment
Unemployed persons (LFS)1000, Quarterly average Seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2024120125
Unemployed persons (LFS)Per cent of labour force, Quarterly average Seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 20244.04.2
Wages and Earnings
Index of average monthly basic earnings in All industries2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2024101.4100.4
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Agriculture, forestry and fishing2016Q1=1003rd quarter 202494.898.1
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Mining and quarrying2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2024101.9100.2
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Manufacture2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2024101.9100.6
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Electricity, water supply, sewerage, waste management2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2024100.0100.3
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Construction2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2024102.6100.8
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Wholesale and retail trade: repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2024101.6101.0
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Transportation and storage2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2024101.9100.0
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Accommodation and food service activities2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2024100.9100.4
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Information and communication2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2024101.8101.2
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Financial and insurance activities2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2024103.1101.2
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Real estate, professional, scientific and technical activities2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2024101.9101.2
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Administrative and support service activities2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2024102.6100.2
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Public adm., defence, soc. security2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2024100.1100.0
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Education2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2024103.1100.0
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Human health and social work activities2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2024101.399.9
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Other service activities2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2024100.5100.9
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Unspecified2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2024100.6101.1
Consumer Prices
Consumer Price Index2015=100October 2024134.4133.7
Producer Prices
Producer price index for oil and gas, manufacturing, mining2015=100October 2024120.9115.6
Explanation of symbols

National accounts

Non-financial sector accounts

Production Index

Business Tendency Survey

Employment

Unemployment

Wages and Earnings

Consumer Price Index

Producer price index for oil and gas, manufacturing, mining

SDDS Fiscal Sector

SDDS Fiscal Sector
SDDS Fiscal Sector
Unit DescriptionObservations
Date of LatestLatest dataLatest -1 data
SDDS Data Category and Component
General Government Operations
RevenueNOK million, provisional figures2nd quarter 2024840 885776 245
ExpenditureNOK million, provisional figures2nd quarter 2024628 707588 519
Balance, Deficit(-)/Surplus(+)NOK million, provisional figures2nd quarter 2024212 178187 726
Financing by residency
DomesticNOK million1st quarter 202413 567-84 342
Domestic banksNOK million1st quarter 202425 728-24 365
Domestic non-banksNOK million1st quarter 2024-12 161-59 977
ForeignNOK million1st quarter 2024155 903270 139
Central Government Operations
Monthly data
RevenueNOK millionSeptember 2024226 416125 899
ExpenditureNOK millionSeptember 2024149 861132 328
Surplus before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - GlobalNOK millionSeptember 202476 555-6 429
FinancingNOK millionSeptember 2024-76 5556 429
Annual data
RevenueNOK million20232 494 4012 668 416
ExpenditureNOK million20231 806 8001 665 935
Surplus before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - GlobalNOK million2023687 6011 002 481
FinancingNOK million2023-687 601-1 002 481
Financing by currency and instrument
In NOKNOK million2023-687 601-1 002 481
DepositsNOK million2023-708 128-1 019 308
- Deposits with the Government Pension Fund - GlobalNOK million2023-730 918-1 058 844
- Other depositsNOK million202322 79039 536
LoansNOK million2023-45 942-67 896
Securities other than equityNOK million2023-29 28274 107
- Short-term securitiesNOK million2023-15 63266 457
- Medium and long term securitiesNOK million2023-13 6507 650
EquityNOK million202395 75110 616
In foreign currencies equivalentNOK million202300
Central Government Debt
Total central government debtNOK million2nd quarter 2024717 570810 660
Debt by remaining maturity
Short termNOK million2nd quarter 2024243 387374 377
Medium termNOK million2nd quarter 2024111 368103 310
Long termNOK million2nd quarter 2024362 815332 973
Debt by currency of issue
Norwegian kronerNOK million2nd quarter 2024717 570810 660
Foreign currencyNOK million2nd quarter 202400
State guarantees
Debt guaranteed by central governmentNOK million2nd quarter 2024....
Explanation of symbols

General Government Operations

Central Government Operations

Central Government Debt

SDDS Financial sector

SDDS Financial sector
SDDS Financial sector
Unit DescriptionObservations
Date of LatestLatest dataLatest -1 data
SDDS Data Category and Component
Depository Corporations Survey
The credit indicator (C2)NOK billion, preliminary figures, seasonally adjustedSeptember 20247 455.07 437.8
Monetary aggregate M3NOK billion, preliminary figures, seasonally adjustedSeptember 20243 185.33 199.4
Net claims on central government1 NOK billion, preliminary figuresSeptember 2024-346.1-308.8
External position, net basis2 NOK billion, preliminary figuresSeptember 2024-775.5-743.9
Central Bank Survey
Base money (MO)NOK millionOctober 2024103 25682 113
Foreign assets, totalNOK millionOctober 2024970 650948 801
Claims on other Norwegian sectorsNOK millionOctober 20242 27641 682
Foreign liabilitiesNOK millionOctober 2024148 676142 139
Interest Rates3
Interest rate on private banks' sight deposits with Norges Bank (the policy variable rates)Per cent per annumSeptember 20244.504.50
Government bond yieldsPer cent per annum
Stock Market
Benchmark Index of Oslo Stock Exchange29th December 1995=100
1Central government comprises central government and social security administration and state lending institutions.
2Includes Norges Bank (exclusive the Government Pension Fund Global) and other monetary financial institutions
3See links below this table for data on government bond yields and the benchmark index of Oslo Stock Exchange.
Explanation of symbols

The credit indicator (C2)

Monetary aggregate M3

Interest rate on private banks' sight deposits with Norges Bank (the policy variable rates)

Government bond yields

Benchmark Index of Oslo Stock Exchange

SDDS External sector

SDDS External sector
SDDS External sector
Unit DescriptionObservations
Date of LatestLatest dataLatest -1 data
SDDS Data Category and Component
Balance of Payments
Current account, disaggregated by:
Goods, creditNOK million2nd quarter 2024446 581407 607
Goods, debitNOK million2nd quarter 2024279 962238 764
Services, creditNOK million2nd quarter 2024148 455132 912
Services, debitNOK million2nd quarter 2024163 410145 592
Income, creditNOK million2nd quarter 2024237 624219 303
Income, debitNOK million2nd quarter 2024142 929117 094
Current transfers, creditNOK million2nd quarter 202426 53824 261
Current transfers, debitNOK million2nd quarter 202441 00144 252
Capital account, netNOK million2nd quarter 20242 0121 554
Financial account, disaggregated by:
Direct investment, assetsNOK million2nd quarter 202421 8145 639
Direct investment, liabilitiesNOK million2nd quarter 2024-70 746-14 528
Portfolio investment, assetsNOK million2nd quarter 2024378 77877 426
Portfolio investment, liabilitiesNOK million2nd quarter 20241 342-23 804
Other investment, assetsNOK million2nd quarter 2024-165 310152 100
Other investment, liabilitiesNOK million2nd quarter 2024-88 199121 189
Reserve assetsNOK million2nd quarter 202410 02620 919
Net errors and omissionsNOK million2nd quarter 2024173 037-63 576
International Reserves1
Official reserve assetsNOK millionOctober 2024953 580935 024
Reserve templateNOK millionOctober 2024958 492937 177
Merchandise Trade
Total exports (f.o.b. value)NOK million, provisionalOctober 2024162 574132 172
Total imports (c.i.f value)NOK million, provisionalOctober 202498 86490 440
International investment position2
Total assetsNOK million2nd quarter 202428 474 72128 485 296
Direct investment abroadNOK million2nd quarter 20242 952 3072 947 851
Portfolio investmentNOK million2nd quarter 202421 516 92321 320 570
Equity securitiesNOK million2nd quarter 202415 131 99214 962 841
Debt securitiesNOK million2nd quarter 20246 384 9316 357 729
Other investmentNOK million2nd quarter 20243 115 4233 319 619
Reserve assetsNOK million2nd quarter 2024890 068897 256
Total liabilitiesNOK million2nd quarter 202410 865 37911 084 126
Direct investment in NorwayNOK million2nd quarter 20242 390 5512 456 319
Portfolio investmentNOK million2nd quarter 20244 586 9354 624 156
Equity securitiesNOK million2nd quarter 20241 288 7431 318 971
Debt securitiesNOK million2nd quarter 20243 298 1923 305 185
Other investmentNOK million2nd quarter 20243 887 8934 003 651
International investment position, netNOK million2nd quarter 202417 609 34217 401 170
External Debt
External debt Position
TotalNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 20247 948 0158 065 841
General Government
TotalNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 20241 511 0391 453 287
Short-term
Money market instrumentsNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 202417 07416 209
Short term loanNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2024308 431342 372
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2024218 950248 595
Long-term
Bonds and notesNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2024430 964403 613
LoansNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2024535 620442 498
Monetary Authorities
TotalNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2024130 638107 879
Short-term
Short term loanNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 202400
Currency and depositsNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 20243332
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 202457 76233 486
Long-term
LoansNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 20247066
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 202472 77374 295
Deposit-taking corporations except the central bank’
TotalNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 20244 259 8294 490 177
Short-term
Money market instrumentsNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2024328 550408 664
Short term loanNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2024..
Currency and depositsNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 20241 713 4001 851 911
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2024258 433281 878
Long-term
Bonds and notesNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 20241 785 9061 766 125
LoansNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2024..
Currency and depositsNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2024173 540181 599
Other sectors
TotalNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 20241 284 5751 257 492
Short-term
Money market instrumentsNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 202426 22517 722
LoansNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 202453 60042 584
Trade creditsNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 202463 70059 467
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2024120 130131 064
Long-term
Bonds and notesNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2024709 473692 852
LoansNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2024291 493294 927
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 202419 95418 876
Direct Investment
TotalNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2024761 934773 889
Exchange Rates3
EURONOK/EURO
US dollarNOK/USD
1Including financial derivatives.
2Preliminary figures. The figures are according to the Balance of Payment Manual (BPM6), and is compiled according to the assets and liability principle. For debt figures the principle of valuation is own funds at book value.
3See links below this table for data on exchange rates.
Explanation of symbols

Balance of Payments

International reserves

Merchandise Trade

EURO

US dollar

SDDS Population

SDDS Population
SDDS Population
Unit DescriptionObservations
Date of LatestLatest dataLatest -1 data
SDDS Data Category and Component
PopulationPersons3rd quarter 20245 585 0445 571 634
Explanation of symbols

Population

Contact

Victoria Pålsson
E-mail: Victoria.Palsson@ssb.no
Tel.: (+47) 46 95 68 99