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Central government revenue and expenditure
The central government’s fiscal account shows its total revenue and expenditure. The revenues include tax revenues, contributions to the National Insurance Scheme and petroleum-related revenues. The expenditure consists mainly of transfers, fixed capital formation and operating costs.
Updated: 11 March 2025
Next update: 29 April 2025
Modified: Table 1 and 2 were correted on 18 March 2025.
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4th quarter 2023 4th quarter 2024 Change in per cent A. Total income 637 585 -8.2 Operating surplus extraction of petroleum 58 63 9.5 Tax revenue 434 364 -16.0 Members' and employers' contribution to the National Insurance Scheme 81 83 2.2 Interest and dividends 38 37 -1.8 Other revenue 27 38 39.9 B. Total expenditure 458 522 14.0 Operating costs 75 75 -0.5 Total fixed capital formation 30 51 68.9 Total transfers 352 395 12.3 C. Surplus before net transfers to The Government Pension Fund – Global 180 64 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Central government fiscal account. Revenue and expenditure by type. Quarterly figures. NOK Billion.Download table as ...Central government fiscal account. Revenue and expenditure by type. Quarterly figures. NOK Billion.1
4th quarter 2023 1st quarter 2024 2nd quarter 2024 3rd quarter 2024 4th quarter 2024 A. Total revenue 637 567 661 511 585 Sales revenue 14 5 7 12 17 Operating surplus extraction of petroleum 58 59 53 59 63 Depreciation etc. extraction of petroleum 7 7 8 7 8 Depreciation etc. other central government enterprises 1 0 0 1 1 Other revenue from fixed capital formation 1 1 2 0 2 Total transfers 556 494 592 433 495 Tax revenue 434 304 457 239 364 Members' contributions National Insurance Scheme 35 54 40 57 35 Employers' contributions National Insurance Scheme 46 88 44 88 48 Interest and dividends 38 27 47 38 37 Transfers from other state accounts 0 0 0 9 8 Transfers from municipalities and county authorities 1 1 1 1 1 Transfers from the central bank 0 18 0 0 0 Other transfers 2 3 2 1 2 B. Total expenses 458 513 477 442 522 Operating costs 75 54 62 58 75 Wages and salaries 27 29 33 28 27 Goods and services 25 16 18 19 26 Other operating expenses 23 9 11 12 21 Operating deficit central government enterprises 0 0 0 0 0 Total fixed capital formation 30 19 20 27 51 Construction etc. extraction of petroleum 7 8 8 7 26 Construction etc. other central government enterprises 4 2 2 2 2 Other fixed capital formation 19 10 10 18 23 Total transfers 352 440 395 358 395 Transfers to other state accounts 6 36 17 23 8 Transfers to municipalities and county authorities 75 79 105 61 86 Pensions benefits etc. National Insurance Scheme 163 154 170 166 174 Interest expenditure 2 4 3 4 2 Other transfers 106 166 100 103 125 C. Surplus before net transfers to The Government Pension Fund – Global including debt instalments 180 54 185 68 64 D. Net transfers to The Government Pension Fund – Global 145 96 92 99 69 E=C-D Surplus before financial transactions 35 -42 93 -31 -5 F. Lending minus repayments 47 22 3 -17 50 G. Debt instalments 5 63 0 0 2 H=F+G-E Total financing including debt instalments 17 127 -90 14 57 1The quarterly figures are subjected to chance variations and are not revised. They should be interpreted with caution. Figures for 2024 Q4 were corrected on March 18 2025. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Central government fiscal account. Revenue and expenditure by type. Annual figures. NOK Billion.Download table as ...Central government fiscal account. Revenue and expenditure by type. Annual figures. NOK Billion.
Account Budget 2022 2023 2024 2024 2025 A. Total 2 668 2 494 2 324 2 389 2 250 Sales revenue 34 31 40 26 29 Operating surplus extraction of petroleum 529 277 234 296 219 Depreciation etc. extraction of petroleum 26 27 30 29 32 Depreciation etc. other central government enterprises 2 2 2 2 2 Other revenue from fixed capital formation 3 2 4 2 2 Total transfers 2 075 2 155 2 014 2 033 1 966 Tax revenue 1 566 1 547 1 364 1 418 1 345 Members' contributions National Insurance Scheme 170 181 186 191 197 Employers' contributions National Insurance Scheme 226 248 269 265 269 Interest and dividends 89 159 150 116 121 Transfers from other state accounts 1 1 18 9 1 Transfers from municipalities and county authorities 2 2 3 3 3 Other transfers 10 9 8 8 10 B. Total expenses 1 666 1 807 1 953 1 893 2 053 Operating costs 223 237 249 246 275 Wages and salaries 107 113 116 115 129 Goods and services 70 75 79 81 90 Other operating expenses 47 50 53 50 56 Operating deficit central government enterprises -1 0 0 0 0 Total fixed capital formation 80 87 117 88 104 Construction etc. extraction of petroleum 28 30 49 26 30 Construction etc. other central government enterprises 6 9 9 8 8 Other fixed capital formation 46 48 60 54 66 Total transfers 1 363 1 483 1 588 1 559 1 674 Transfers to other state accounts 75 78 84 83 73 Transfers to municipalities and county authorities 266 303 332 326 351 Pensions benefits etc. National Insurance Scheme 564 612 664 651 702 Interest expenditure 8 11 14 12 16 Other transfers 450 479 495 486 532 C. Surplus before net transfers to the Government pension fund - global 1 002 688 370 496 197 D. Surplus before net transfers to the Government pension fund - global 975 692 356 496 197 E=C-D Surplus before financial transactions 27 -4 15 0 0 F. Lending minus repayments 92 -82 58 34 113 G. Debt instalments 10 100 65 68 64 H=F+G-E Total financing including debt instalments 74 22 108 102 176 Accounting figures for 2024 were corrected on March 18, 2025. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Net government cash flow from petroleum activities. Quarterly figures. NOK billionDownload table as ...Net government cash flow from petroleum activities. Quarterly figures. NOK billion
4th quarter 2023 1st quarter 2024 2nd quarter 2024 3rd quarter 2024 4th quarter 2024 Taxes on the extraction of petroleum 161 78 155 59 120 Environmental taxes and area fees 5 0 3 0 5 Net cash flow from SDFI 58 59 54 60 46 Equinor dividend 20 19 15 14 15 Total 244 157 227 132 186 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Net government cash flow from petroleum activities. Annual figures. NOK billionDownload table as ...Net government cash flow from petroleum activities. Annual figures. NOK billion
2021 2022 2023 2024 Taxes on the extraction of petroleum 86 714 614 411 Environmental taxes and area fees 6 7 9 9 Net cash flow from SDFI 185 529 277 219 Equinor dividend 10 35 78 63 Total 288 1 285 978 702 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 8 December 2023.
Total revenue: Total gross revenue before transfers to the Government Pension Fund - Global.
Total expenditure: Total gross expenditure before transfers to the Government Pension Fund - Global.
Surplus before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - Global: Total revenue minus total expenditure.
Surplus before financial transactions: Surplus after net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - Global.
Gross financing including debt instalments: Deficit before financial transactions plus lending minus repayments and debt instalments.
Financing: Use of capital to cover deficits before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - Global is financed, distributed by main groups of financial instruments.
Financial instrument: Financial asset or liability with similar characteristics. Deposits, loans and securities are examples of financial objects.
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