Statistics Norway

Income Statistics. Persons and families

1   Income account for residents at current kroner. 2000-2004*. NOK million
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004*
Income from work  595 486.5  632 340.0  664 336.7  677 925.0  705 186.5
+ Wages and salaries  545 151.9  578 613.6  608 592.1  627 282.1  647 254.3
+ Net income from self-employment1 50 334.6 53 726.4 55 744.6 50 643.0 57 932.2
           
+ Property income 77 417.0 49 155.2 73 795.5 84 946.3 90 151.4
Of which          
Interest received 18 854.0 24 225.9 25 879.8 19 804.4 9 417.9
Share dividend received 29 265.7 13 239.9 42 548.0 54 495.6 62 582.0
Realised capital gains 20 468.3 10 214.9 6 149.7 6 653.6 12 596.1
Realised capital losses 3 496.0 9 652.0 12 010.1 8 498.0 6 355.0
           
+ Taxable transfers2  144 243.8  154 015.9  167 313.1  181 977.5  191 044.1
Of which          
Social security benefits  104 637.3  110 986.3  120 268.3  131 065.3  140 592.1
Service pensions 29 235.3 31 817.3 34 077.2 36 199.0 38 914.5
Unemployment benefit 6 079.5 6 538.6 8 104.5 10 868.1 10 868.8
           
+ Tax-free transfers2, 3 32 678.4 33 510.4 34 301.7 34 913.8 36 775.9
Of which          
Child allowance 12 517.4 14 767.4 14 885.5 14 493.6 14 144.4
Cash for care 3 001.2 2 973.0 2 908.6 2 945.0 3 083.8
Dwelling support 1 630.5 1 766.4 1 712.9 2 037.7 1 968.8
           
= Total income  849 825.8  869 021.5  939 747.0  979 762.6 1 023 157.8
           
Number of residents 4 503 436 4 524 066 4 552 252 4 577 457 4 606 363
1  Due to changes in tax rules in respect to self-employment income, net self-employment income for 2003 are not fully comparable with earlier and later years. The main reason for this is more use of net registration. In 2003 agricultural deductions was for instance deducted from self-employment income before registration in the tax return, where as this deduction appears on the tax return for the years before and after 2003.
2  New rules for calculating child support were introduced 1 October 2003. Received child support are from this date no longer taxable income but considered a tax-free transfer. This may harm comparability with earlier years.
3  Due to changes in educational support from the State Educational Loan Fund the figures for student grants for 2004 are not fully comparable with earlier years. Financial support to students are now initially given as a loan and after passing the exam converted into grants (usually 4 months after the end of the semester). The figures for 2004 do not, however, include student grants that during the spring of 2005 was converted from loans.

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