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 adjusted1st quarter 20241 270 6941 290 623
GDP, by expenditure category
Household final consumption expenditureNOK million, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 2024461 858463 448
Final consumption expenditure of NPISHsNOK million, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 202428 36528 627
Final consumption expenditure of general governmentNOK million, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 2024293 671292 198
Gross fixed capital formationNOK million, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 2024284 891306 657
Changes in inventoriesNOK million, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 202433 913-2 131
Total exportsNOK million, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 2024586 372620 476
Total importsNOK million, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 2024418 448418 723
GDP, by area
GDP-Mainland NorwayNOK million, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 2024995 412983 299
Petroleum activities and ocean transportNOK million, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 2024275 282307 324
Constant prices
GDPNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 20241 131 2521 129 305
GDP, by expenditure category
Household final consumption expenditureNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 2024401 788404 524
Final consumption expenditure of NPISHsNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 202425 49125 941
Final consumption expenditure of general governmentNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 2024258 801257 409
Gross fixed capital formationNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 2024242 481261 503
Changes in inventoriesNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 202440 53716 518
Total exportsNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 2024506 514504 527
Total importsNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 2024344 424341 173
GDP, by area
GDP-Mainland NorwayNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 2024870 178868 843
Petroleum activities and ocean transportNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted1st quarter 2024261 074260 462
Non-financial sector accounts
GNI (Gross National Income)NOK million1st quarter 20241 261 1771 367 342
Gross saving for NorwayNOK million1st quarter 2024494 393562 324
Production Index
Index of production, extraction of oil and gas, manufacturing, mining and quarrying and electricity supply (volume index)2021=100May 2024104.7104.5
Index of production, construction (volume index)2021=100May 2024101.5101.7
Business Tendency Survey
The industrial confidence indicator (ICI)Balance Seasonally adjusted1st quarter 20240.1-4.2
Employment
Employed persons (LFS)1000 Seasonally adjusted1st quarter 20242 8772 881
Unemployment
Unemployed persons (LFS)1000, Quarterly average Seasonally adjusted1st quarter 2024118111
Unemployed persons (LFS)Per cent of labour force, Quarterly average Seasonally adjusted1st quarter 20243.93.7
Wages and Earnings
Index of average monthly basic earnings in All industries2016Q1=1001st quarter 2024100.099.2
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Agriculture, forestry and fishing2016Q1=1001st quarter 2024100.096.8
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Mining and quarrying2016Q1=1001st quarter 2024100.099.7
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Manufacture2016Q1=1001st quarter 2024100.099.3
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Electricity, water supply, sewerage, waste management2016Q1=1001st quarter 2024100.099.5
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Construction2016Q1=1001st quarter 2024100.098.7
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Wholesale and retail trade: repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles2016Q1=1001st quarter 2024100.099.0
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Transportation and storage2016Q1=1001st quarter 2024100.099.2
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Accommodation and food service activities2016Q1=1001st quarter 2024100.098.9
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Information and communication2016Q1=1001st quarter 2024100.099.1
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Financial and insurance activities2016Q1=1001st quarter 2024100.099.6
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Real estate, professional, scientific and technical activities2016Q1=1001st quarter 2024100.099.3
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Administrative and support service activities2016Q1=1001st quarter 2024100.098.7
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Public adm., defence, soc. security2016Q1=1001st quarter 2024100.099.6
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Education2016Q1=1001st quarter 2024100.099.4
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Human health and social work activities2016Q1=1001st quarter 2024100.0100.0
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Other service activities2016Q1=1001st quarter 2024100.099.1
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Unspecified2016Q1=1001st quarter 2024100.0103.7
Consumer Prices
Consumer Price Index2015=100June 2024133.5133.4
Producer Prices
Producer price index for oil and gas, manufacturing, mining2015=100June 2024115.5114.9
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 figures1st quarter 2024778 912810 542
ExpenditureNOK million, provisional figures1st quarter 2024590 566648 989
Balance, Deficit(-)/Surplus(+)NOK million, provisional figures1st quarter 2024188 346161 553
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 millionMay 2024211 343246 530
ExpenditureNOK millionMay 2024164 500169 024
Surplus before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - GlobalNOK millionMay 202446 84377 506
FinancingNOK millionMay 2024-46 843-77 506
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 million2023-708 128-1 014 884
- Deposits with the Government Pension Fund - GlobalNOK million2023-730 918-975 348
- Other depositsNOK million202322 790-39 536
LoansNOK million2023-45 942-72 320
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 million1st quarter 2024810 660708 529
Debt by remaining maturity
Short termNOK million1st quarter 2024374 377255 529
Medium termNOK million1st quarter 2024103 310113 127
Long termNOK million1st quarter 2024332 973339 873
Debt by currency of issue
Norwegian kronerNOK million1st quarter 2024810 660708 529
Foreign currencyNOK million1st quarter 202400
State guarantees
Debt guaranteed by central governmentNOK million1st quarter 2024..228 917
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 adjustedMay 20247 339.17 334.4
Monetary aggregate M3NOK billion, preliminary figures, seasonally adjustedMay 20243 197.73 152.5
Net claims on central government1 NOK billion, preliminary figuresMay 2024-335.5-314.2
External position, net basis2 NOK billion, preliminary figuresMay 2024-761.1-804.8
Central Bank Survey
Base money (MO)NOK millionJune 202489 41389 961
Foreign assets, totalNOK millionJune 2024900 268884 326
Claims on other Norwegian sectorsNOK millionJune 20241 2004 481
Foreign liabilitiesNOK millionJune 2024130 633129 551
Interest Rates3
Interest rate on private banks' sight deposits with Norges Bank (the policy variable rates)Per cent per annumMay 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 million1st quarter 2024422 964499 695
Goods, debitNOK million1st quarter 2024249 815266 176
Services, creditNOK million1st quarter 2024134 900141 355
Services, debitNOK million1st quarter 2024144 806159 029
Income, creditNOK million1st quarter 2024217 339172 845
Income, debitNOK million1st quarter 2024111 510117 065
Current transfers, creditNOK million1st quarter 202424 26122 696
Current transfers, debitNOK million1st quarter 202444 25250 894
Capital account, netNOK million1st quarter 20241 4541 040
Financial account, disaggregated by:
Direct investment, assetsNOK million1st quarter 2024-17 589122 135
Direct investment, liabilitiesNOK million1st quarter 2024-25 828108 679
Portfolio investment, assetsNOK million1st quarter 202465 240553 198
Portfolio investment, liabilitiesNOK million1st quarter 2024-34 943126 043
Other investment, assetsNOK million1st quarter 2024111 790207 835
Other investment, liabilitiesNOK million1st quarter 202468 437361 891
Reserve assetsNOK million1st quarter 202420 919-26 664
Net errors and omissionsNOK million1st quarter 2024-74 90917 595
International Reserves1
Official reserve assetsNOK millionJune 2024883 575871 715
Reserve templateNOK millionMay 2024.870 658
Merchandise Trade
Total exports (f.o.b. value)NOK million, provisionalJune 2024146 261153 181
Total imports (c.i.f value)NOK million, provisionalJune 202484 52294 831
International investment position2
Total assetsNOK million1st quarter 202428 422 78726 076 166
Direct investment abroadNOK million1st quarter 20242 953 2892 938 556
Portfolio investmentNOK million1st quarter 202421 266 57619 238 768
Equity securitiesNOK million1st quarter 202414 938 51313 106 076
Debt securitiesNOK million1st quarter 20246 328 0636 132 692
Other investmentNOK million1st quarter 20243 305 6663 079 927
Reserve assetsNOK million1st quarter 2024897 256818 915
Total liabilitiesNOK million1st quarter 202411 040 83010 786 614
Direct investment in NorwayNOK million1st quarter 20242 432 4642 417 433
Portfolio investmentNOK million1st quarter 20244 617 2624 540 685
Equity securitiesNOK million1st quarter 20241 314 0301 317 021
Debt securitiesNOK million1st quarter 20243 303 2323 223 664
Other investmentNOK million1st quarter 20243 991 1043 828 496
International investment position, netNOK million1st quarter 202417 381 95715 289 552
External Debt
External debt Position
TotalNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 20248 056 8057 832 394
General Government
TotalNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 20241 453 2871 451 282
Short-term
Money market instrumentsNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 202416 20914 693
Short term loanNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 2024342 372534 728
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 2024248 59585 113
Long-term
Bonds and notesNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 2024403 613398 756
LoansNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 2024442 498417 992
Monetary Authorities
TotalNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 2024107 879112 554
Short-term
Short term loanNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 202400
Currency and depositsNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 20243237
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 202433 48641 544
Long-term
LoansNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 20246629
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 202474 29570 944
Deposit-taking corporations except the central bank’
TotalNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 20244 490 1774 185 214
Short-term
Money market instrumentsNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 2024408 664445 498
Short term loanNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 2024..
Currency and depositsNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 20241 851 9111 664 237
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 2024281 878242 328
Long-term
Bonds and notesNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 20241 766 1251 671 245
LoansNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 2024..
Currency and depositsNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 2024181 599161 906
Other sectors
TotalNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 20241 242 9921 303 104
Short-term
Money market instrumentsNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 202415 44821 459
LoansNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 202453 51173 398
Trade creditsNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 202459 79573 908
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 2024129 175154 816
Long-term
Bonds and notesNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 2024693 173672 013
LoansNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 2024291 319306 996
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 2024571514
Direct Investment
TotalNOK million, preliminary1st quarter 2024762 470780 750
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
PopulationPersons1st quarter 20245 562 3635 550 203
Explanation of symbols

Population

Contact

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