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 2024483 911482 601
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 202422 581711
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 2024440 942439 305
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 20243 5099 134
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=100October 2024103.394.1
Index of production, construction (volume index)2021=100October 202498.699.5
Business Tendency Survey
The industrial confidence indicator (ICI)Balance Seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 20241.43.7
Employment
Employed persons (LFS)1000 Seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 20242 8962 886
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=100November 2024134.8134.4
Producer Prices
Producer price index for oil and gas, manufacturing, mining2015=100November 2024124.9120.9
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 figures3rd quarter 2024773 639831 178
ExpenditureNOK million, provisional figures3rd quarter 2024622 411632 046
Balance, Deficit(-)/Surplus(+)NOK million, provisional figures3rd quarter 2024151 228199 132
Financing by residency
DomesticNOK million3rd quarter 2024-25 571-10 686
Domestic banksNOK million3rd quarter 2024-18 520-782
Domestic non-banksNOK million3rd quarter 2024-7 051-9 904
ForeignNOK million3rd quarter 2024172 122216 172
Central Government Operations
Monthly data
RevenueNOK millionOctober 2024178 974226 416
ExpenditureNOK millionOctober 2024173 099149 861
Surplus before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - GlobalNOK millionOctober 20245 87576 555
FinancingNOK millionOctober 2024-5 875-76 555
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 million3rd quarter 2024874 524717 570
Debt by remaining maturity
Short termNOK million3rd quarter 2024386 341243 387
Medium termNOK million3rd quarter 2024113 618111 368
Long termNOK million3rd quarter 2024374 565362 815
Debt by currency of issue
Norwegian kronerNOK million3rd quarter 2024874 524717 570
Foreign currencyNOK million3rd quarter 202400
State guarantees
Debt guaranteed by central governmentNOK million3rd 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 adjustedNovember 20247 491.67 480.5
Monetary aggregate M3NOK billion, preliminary figures, seasonally adjustedNovember 20243 243.33 216.7
Net claims on central government1 NOK billion, preliminary figuresNovember 2024-330.7-327.1
External position, net basis2 NOK billion, preliminary figuresNovember 2024-685.5-731.9
Central Bank Survey
Base money (MO)NOK millionNovember 2024106 378103 256
Foreign assets, totalNOK millionNovember 2024958 722970 650
Claims on other Norwegian sectorsNOK millionNovember 20242 8082 276
Foreign liabilitiesNOK millionNovember 2024138 895148 676
Interest Rates3
Interest rate on private banks' sight deposits with Norges Bank (the policy variable rates)Per cent per annumOctober 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 million3rd quarter 2024437 493475 977
Goods, debitNOK million3rd quarter 2024266 563283 339
Services, creditNOK million3rd quarter 2024157 855153 443
Services, debitNOK million3rd quarter 2024162 522164 481
Income, creditNOK million3rd quarter 2024198 908223 847
Income, debitNOK million3rd quarter 2024121 360158 195
Current transfers, creditNOK million3rd quarter 202428 42326 637
Current transfers, debitNOK million3rd quarter 202446 70841 557
Capital account, netNOK million3rd quarter 20242 6601 982
Financial account, disaggregated by:
Direct investment, assetsNOK million3rd quarter 2024-568-613
Direct investment, liabilitiesNOK million3rd quarter 2024-20 03188 190
Portfolio investment, assetsNOK million3rd quarter 2024273 716372 023
Portfolio investment, liabilitiesNOK million3rd quarter 202467 4801 414
Other investment, assetsNOK million3rd quarter 2024-12 182-167 155
Other investment, liabilitiesNOK million3rd quarter 20245 213-75 746
Reserve assetsNOK million3rd quarter 202414 65810 026
Net errors and omissionsNOK million3rd quarter 2024-40 0484 696
International Reserves1
Official reserve assetsNOK millionNovember 2024940 276953 580
Reserve templateNOK millionNovember 2024947 920958 492
Merchandise Trade
Total exports (f.o.b. value)NOK million, provisionalNovember 2024165 825162 659
Total imports (c.i.f value)NOK million, provisionalNovember 202491 585100 053
International investment position2
Total assetsNOK million3rd quarter 202429 937 74328 575 761
Direct investment abroadNOK million3rd quarter 20243 056 2413 039 356
Portfolio investmentNOK million3rd quarter 202422 805 28621 519 854
Equity securitiesNOK million3rd quarter 202415 947 35015 134 986
Debt securitiesNOK million3rd quarter 20246 857 9366 384 868
Other investmentNOK million3rd quarter 20242 899 5262 890 990
Reserve assetsNOK million3rd quarter 2024937 179890 068
Total liabilitiesNOK million3rd quarter 202411 160 36811 104 738
Direct investment in NorwayNOK million3rd quarter 20242 573 1392 604 195
Portfolio investmentNOK million3rd quarter 20244 669 8414 596 140
Equity securitiesNOK million3rd quarter 20241 247 9921 297 707
Debt securitiesNOK million3rd quarter 20243 421 8493 298 433
Other investmentNOK million3rd quarter 20243 643 2513 626 037
International investment position, netNOK million3rd quarter 202418 777 37517 471 023
External Debt
External debt Position
TotalNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 20247 832 9507 704 101
General Government
TotalNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 20241 456 0091 482 791
Short-term
Money market instrumentsNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 202415 66917 074
Short term loanNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2024248 568308 365
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2024188 897190 787
Long-term
Bonds and notesNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2024457 276430 956
LoansNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2024545 599535 609
Monetary Authorities
TotalNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2024142 135130 632
Short-term
Short term loanNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 202400
Currency and depositsNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 20241933
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 202467 98157 756
Long-term
LoansNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2024770
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 202474 12872 773
Deposit-taking corporations except the central bank’
TotalNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 20244 197 9514 037 038
Short-term
Money market instrumentsNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2024402 272328 550
Short term loanNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2024..
Currency and depositsNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 20241 742 4901 713 400
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 202434 17535 625
Long-term
Bonds and notesNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 20241 830 1801 785 906
LoansNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2024..
Currency and depositsNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2024188 834173 557
Other sectors
TotalNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 20241 269 0001 274 005
Short-term
Money market instrumentsNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 202427 33926 123
LoansNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 202469 09557 376
Trade creditsNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 202468 21170 547
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2024123 967120 471
Long-term
Bonds and notesNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2024689 113709 824
LoansNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2024290 839289 501
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2024436163
Direct Investment
TotalNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2024767 855792 806
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

Olav Stensrud
E-mail: Olav.Stensrud@ssb.no
Tel.: (+47) 48 86 86 80