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 adjusted4th quarter 20251 350 7961 373 400
GDP, by expenditure category
Household final consumption expenditureNOK million, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 2025567 644558 299
Final consumption expenditure of NPISHsNOK million, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 202533 76534 708
Final consumption expenditure of general governmentNOK million, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 2025314 960313 225
Gross fixed capital formationNOK million, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 2025343 786318 556
Changes in inventoriesNOK million, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 2025-28 3501 845
Total exportsNOK million, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 2025596 165609 378
Total importsNOK million, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 2025477 256462 696
GDP, by area
GDP-Mainland NorwayNOK million, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 20251 114 6781 105 834
Petroleum activities and ocean transportNOK million, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 2025236 118267 565
Constant prices
GDPNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 20251 370 4691 375 047
GDP, by expenditure category
Household final consumption expenditureNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 2025526 958519 541
Final consumption expenditure of NPISHsNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 202531 62033 314
Final consumption expenditure of general governmentNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 2025291 375290 341
Gross fixed capital formationNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 2025317 208295 904
Changes in inventoriesNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 2025-39 4512 069
Total exportsNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 2025699 508674 895
Total importsNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 2025456 821441 090
GDP, by area
GDP-Mainland NorwayNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 20251 036 3261 031 975
Petroleum activities and ocean transportNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted4th quarter 2025334 144343 072
Non-financial sector accounts
GNI (Gross National Income)NOK million4th quarter 20251 405 7511 332 256
Gross saving for NorwayNOK million4th quarter 2025461 902450 292
Production Index
Index of production, extraction of oil and gas, manufacturing, mining and quarrying and electricity supply (volume index)2021=100January 2026107.8106.7
Index of production, construction (volume index)2021=100January 202698.497.6
Business Tendency Survey
The industrial confidence indicator (ICI)Balance Seasonally adjusted4th quarter 20252.50.3
Employment
Employed persons (LFS)1000 Seasonally adjusted4th quarter 20242 8972 897
Unemployment
Unemployed persons (LFS)1000, Quarterly average Seasonally adjusted4th quarter 2024121120
Unemployed persons (LFS)Per cent of labour force, Quarterly average Seasonally adjusted4th quarter 20244.04.0
Wages and Earnings
Index of average monthly basic earnings in All industries2016Q1=1004th quarter 2025108.9106.2
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Agriculture, forestry and fishing2016Q1=1004th quarter 2025107.8100.4
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Mining and quarrying2016Q1=1004th quarter 2025109.4107.0
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Manufacture2016Q1=1004th quarter 2025109.6107.3
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Electricity, water supply, sewerage, waste management2016Q1=1004th quarter 2025109.4105.6
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Construction2016Q1=1004th quarter 2025109.3107.8
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Wholesale and retail trade: repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles2016Q1=1004th quarter 2025108.5106.2
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Transportation and storage2016Q1=1004th quarter 2025108.7106.7
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Accommodation and food service activities2016Q1=1004th quarter 2025109.4105.8
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Information and communication2016Q1=1004th quarter 2025109.7106.7
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Financial and insurance activities2016Q1=1004th quarter 2025109.3108.0
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Real estate, professional, scientific and technical activities2016Q1=1004th quarter 2025109.6106.7
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Administrative and support service activities2016Q1=1004th quarter 2025108.6107.2
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Public adm., defence, soc. security2016Q1=1004th quarter 2025107.9104.3
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Education2016Q1=1004th quarter 2025108.7107.7
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Human health and social work activities2016Q1=1004th quarter 2025108.9106.2
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Other service activities2016Q1=1004th quarter 2025109.3105.3
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Unspecified2016Q1=1004th quarter 2025103.4104.9
Consumer Prices
Consumer Price Index2015=100December 2025139.4138.9
Producer Prices
Producer price index for oil and gas, manufacturing, mining2015=100January 2026121.9111.9
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 figures4th quarter 2025784 947774 738
ExpenditureNOK million, provisional figures4th quarter 2025755 839649 522
Balance, Deficit(-)/Surplus(+)NOK million, provisional figures4th quarter 202529 108125 216
Financing by residency
DomesticNOK million4th quarter 2025-137 414-64 147
Domestic banksNOK million4th quarter 20254 748-17 892
Domestic non-banksNOK million4th quarter 2025-142 162-46 255
ForeignNOK million4th quarter 2025186 190185 406
Central Government Operations
Monthly data
RevenueNOK millionJanuary 2026166 521176 773
ExpenditureNOK millionJanuary 2026222 622221 989
Surplus before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - GlobalNOK millionJanuary 2026-56 101-45 216
FinancingNOK millionJanuary 202656 10145 216
Annual data
RevenueNOK million20242 323 7882 494 401
ExpenditureNOK million20241 953 3171 806 800
Surplus before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - GlobalNOK million2024370 471687 601
FinancingNOK million2024-370 471-687 601
Financing by currency and instrument
In NOKNOK million2024-370 471-687 601
DepositsNOK million2024-390 708-708 128
- Deposits with the Government Pension Fund - GlobalNOK million2024-398 509-730 918
- Other depositsNOK million20247 80122 790
LoansNOK million2024-59 481-83 403
Securities other than equityNOK million202448 205-29 282
- Short-term securitiesNOK million202449 205-15 632
- Medium and long term securitiesNOK million2024-1 000-13 650
EquityNOK million202431 513133 212
In foreign currencies equivalentNOK million202400
Central Government Debt
Total central government debtNOK million3rd quarter 2025844 207724 482
Debt by remaining maturity
Short termNOK million3rd quarter 2025307 167202 442
Medium termNOK million3rd quarter 2025106 343108 000
Long termNOK million3rd quarter 2025430 697414 040
Debt by currency of issue
Norwegian kronerNOK million3rd quarter 2025844 207724 482
Foreign currencyNOK million3rd quarter 202500
State guarantees
Debt guaranteed by central governmentNOK million3rd quarter 2025....
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 adjustedJanuary 20267 854.07 830.8
Monetary aggregate M3NOK billion, preliminary figures, seasonally adjustedJanuary 20263 482.03 489.3
Net claims on central government1 NOK billion, preliminary figuresJanuary 2026-166.8-162.0
External position, net basis2 NOK billion, preliminary figuresJanuary 2026-1 007.0-939.3
Central Bank Survey
Base money (MO)NOK millionJanuary 2026272 684255 004
Foreign assets, totalNOK millionJanuary 2026859 197874 006
Claims on other Norwegian sectorsNOK millionJanuary 202610 00510 327
Foreign liabilitiesNOK millionJanuary 2026112 740105 178
Interest Rates3
Interest rate on private banks' sight deposits with Norges Bank (the policy variable rates)Per cent per annumJanuary 20264.004.00
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 million4th quarter 2025463 261432 227
Goods, debitNOK million4th quarter 2025299 931276 210
Services, creditNOK million4th quarter 2025167 041176 748
Services, debitNOK million4th quarter 2025184 476195 434
Income, creditNOK million4th quarter 2025180 501181 687
Income, debitNOK million4th quarter 2025148 358130 968
Current transfers, creditNOK million4th quarter 202531 87329 777
Current transfers, debitNOK million4th quarter 202556 80240 400
Capital account, netNOK million4th quarter 202540 7745 612
Financial account, disaggregated by:
Direct investment, assetsNOK million4th quarter 20251 13212 347
Direct investment, liabilitiesNOK million4th quarter 2025-25 3667 702
Portfolio investment, assetsNOK million4th quarter 2025241 913203 535
Portfolio investment, liabilitiesNOK million4th quarter 202568 75324 895
Other investment, assetsNOK million4th quarter 2025310 83550 117
Other investment, liabilitiesNOK million4th quarter 2025420 48893 089
Reserve assetsNOK million4th quarter 2025-53 623-35 175
Net errors and omissionsNOK million4th quarter 2025-67 577-6 025
International Reserves1
Official reserve assetsNOK millionFebruary 2026858 459851 370
Reserve templateNOK millionJanuary 2026.845 598
Merchandise Trade
Total exports (f.o.b. value)NOK million, provisionalJanuary 2026154 466138 733
Total imports (c.i.f value)NOK million, provisionalJanuary 202678 55595 821
International investment position2
Total assetsNOK million4th quarter 202533 187 42231 896 796
Direct investment abroadNOK million4th quarter 20253 095 3213 082 862
Portfolio investmentNOK million4th quarter 202525 725 83624 735 452
Equity securitiesNOK million4th quarter 202518 342 84417 542 247
Debt securitiesNOK million4th quarter 20257 382 9927 193 205
Other investmentNOK million4th quarter 20253 318 1162 986 985
Reserve assetsNOK million4th quarter 2025862 233902 403
Total liabilitiesNOK million4th quarter 202511 909 03511 392 755
Direct investment in NorwayNOK million4th quarter 20252 501 0252 520 556
Portfolio investmentNOK million4th quarter 20255 124 5554 999 344
Equity securitiesNOK million4th quarter 20251 388 3311 369 279
Debt securitiesNOK million4th quarter 20253 736 2243 630 065
Other investmentNOK million4th quarter 20254 112 0363 670 394
International investment position, netNOK million4th quarter 202521 278 38720 504 041
External Debt
External debt Position
TotalNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 20258 606 3478 082 770
General Government
TotalNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 20252 153 9341 546 259
Short-term
Money market instrumentsNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 202522 11224 295
Short term loanNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 2025484 304216 174
Trade creditsNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 20251721
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 2025189 977248 432
Long-term
Bonds and notesNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 2025459 217453 048
LoansNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 2025998 307604 289
Monetary Authorities
TotalNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 2025105 176128 485
Short-term
Short term loanNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 202500
Currency and depositsNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 2025420137
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 202533 05057 261
Long-term
LoansNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 202592113
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 202571 61470 974
Deposit-taking corporations except the central bank’
TotalNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 20254 240 2304 321 547
Short-term
Money market instrumentsNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 2025345 314331 777
Short term loanNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 2025..
Currency and depositsNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 20251 591 8421 712 784
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 202549 76663 381
Long-term
Bonds and notesNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 20252 056 4742 019 787
LoansNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 2025..
Currency and depositsNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 2025196 834193 818
Other sectors
TotalNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 20251 348 9201 304 168
Short-term
Money market instrumentsNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 202525 53020 656
LoansNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 202589 55899 955
Trade creditsNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 202574 44170 708
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 202592 96294 110
Long-term
Bonds and notesNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 2025827 577780 502
LoansNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 2025238 850237 708
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 20252529
Direct Investment
TotalNOK million, preliminary4th quarter 2025758 087782 311
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
PopulationPersons4th quarter 20255 627 4005 618 354
Explanation of symbols

Population

Contact

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