;NOK billion;NOK billion;NOK billion;Change in per cent from last year;Change in per cent from last year; 4th quarter 2015;4th quarter 2016;4th quarter 2017;4th quarter 2016;4th quarter 2017; Revenue;1686;1683;1770;-0.2;5.2; Expenditure;1497;1558;1624;4.1;4.2; Net lending;189;124;146;;; ;;;;;; Expenditure in per cent of GDP;48.0;50.0;49.5;;;