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 adjusted3rd quarter 20231 206 5481 285 768
GDP, by expenditure category
Household final consumption expenditureNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2023453 076448 747
Final consumption expenditure of NPISHsNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 202327 82827 178
Final consumption expenditure of general governmentNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2023277 471271 890
Gross fixed capital formationNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2023292 786299 677
Changes in inventoriesNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 202360 69833 402
Total exportsNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2023502 533629 887
Total importsNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2023407 915425 081
GDP, by area
GDP-Mainland NorwayNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2023964 935953 547
Petroleum activities and ocean transportNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2023241 613332 220
Constant prices
GDPNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 20231 110 2261 116 065
GDP, by expenditure category
Household final consumption expenditureNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2023403 445401 616
Final consumption expenditure of NPISHsNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 202325 93325 678
Final consumption expenditure of general governmentNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2023253 427251 080
Gross fixed capital formationNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2023256 363261 862
Changes in inventoriesNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 202325 96635 504
Total exportsNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2023489 906493 851
Total importsNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2023344 874353 588
GDP, by area
GDP-Mainland NorwayNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2023866 347865 867
Petroleum activities and ocean transportNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2023243 880250 198
Non-financial sector accounts
GNI (Gross National Income)NOK million3rd quarter 20231 191 9301 216 986
Gross saving for NorwayNOK million3rd quarter 2023454 030457 893
Production Index
Index of production, extraction of oil and gas, manufacturing, mining and quarrying and electricity supply (volume index)2005=100September 202378.085.3
Index of production, construction (volume index)2015=100September 2023123.4123.7
Business Tendency Survey
The industrial confidence indicator (ICI)Balance Seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2023-2.0-5.1
Employment
Employed persons (LFS)1000 Seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 20232 8872 877
Unemployment
Unemployed persons (LFS)1000, Quarterly average Seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2023107100
Unemployed persons (LFS)Per cent of labour force, Quarterly average Seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 20233.63.4
Wages and Earnings
Index of average monthly basic earnings in All industries2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2023126.3124.9
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Agriculture, forestry and fishing2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2023125.6129.5
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Mining and quarrying2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2023120.2117.2
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Manufacture2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2023124.0122.1
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Electricity, water supply, sewerage, waste management2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2023126.5125.8
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Construction2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2023126.5124.3
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Wholesale and retail trade: repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2023128.6127.2
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Transportation and storage2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2023122.5120.9
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Accommodation and food service activities2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2023126.6125.5
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Information and communication2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2023129.6128.6
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Financial and insurance activities2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2023135.2132.4
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Real estate, professional, scientific and technical activities2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2023126.0125.1
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Administrative and support service activities2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2023128.3124.6
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Public adm., defence, soc. security2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2023126.7125.5
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Education2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2023125.2122.5
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Human health and social work activities2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2023126.1124.7
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Other service activities2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2023125.7125.1
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Unspecified2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2023140.8140.4
Consumer Prices
Consumer Price Index2015=100October 2023130.7129.5
Producer Prices
Producer price index for oil and gas, manufacturing, mining2015=100October 2023172.6164.1
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 figures2nd quarter 2023817 948812 031
ExpenditureNOK million, provisional figures2nd quarter 2023589 288527 693
Balance, Deficit(-)/Surplus(+)NOK million, provisional figures2nd quarter 2023228 660284 338
Financing by residency
DomesticNOK million2nd quarter 2023-43 964-11 577
Domestic banksNOK million2nd quarter 202360 8858 750
Domestic non-banksNOK million2nd quarter 2023-104 849-20 327
ForeignNOK million2nd quarter 2023292 765272 114
Central Government Operations
Monthly data
RevenueNOK millionSeptember 2023191 447137 806
ExpenditureNOK millionSeptember 2023157 672101 843
Surplus before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - GlobalNOK millionSeptember 202333 77535 963
FinancingNOK millionSeptember 2023-33 775-35 963
Annual data
RevenueNOK million20222 668 4161 502 720
ExpenditureNOK million20221 665 9351 584 176
Surplus before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - GlobalNOK million20221 002 481-81 456
FinancingNOK million2022-1 002 48181 456
Financing by currency and instrument
In NOKNOK million2022-1 002 48181 456
DepositsNOK million2022-1 014 88471 542
- Deposits with the Government Pension Fund - GlobalNOK million2022-975 348102 553
- Other depositsNOK million2022-39 536-31 011
LoansNOK million2022-72 32016 185
Securities other than equityNOK million202274 107-8 005
- Short-term securitiesNOK million202266 457-3 005
- Medium and long term securitiesNOK million20227 650-5 000
EquityNOK million202210 6161 734
In foreign currencies equivalentNOK million202200
Central Government Debt
Total central government debtNOK million2nd quarter 2023682 331839 757
Debt by remaining maturity
Short termNOK million2nd quarter 2023260 331429 757
Medium termNOK million2nd quarter 2023109 592107 592
Long termNOK million2nd quarter 2023312 408302 408
Debt by currency of issue
Norwegian kronerNOK million2nd quarter 2023682 331839 757
Foreign currencyNOK million2nd quarter 202300
State guarantees
Debt guaranteed by central governmentNOK million2nd quarter 2023....
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 adjustedOctober 20237 231.07 205.6
Monetary aggregate M3NOK billion, preliminary figures, seasonally adjustedOctober 20233 093.83 101.5
Net claims on central government1 NOK billion, preliminary figuresOctober 2023-332.8-300.9
External position, net basis2 NOK billion, preliminary figuresOctober 2023-778.0-820.3
Central Bank Survey
Base money (MO)NOK millionOctober 202385 885101 772
Foreign assets, totalNOK millionOctober 2023881 243849 887
Claims on other Norwegian sectorsNOK millionOctober 202330 84431 395
Foreign liabilitiesNOK millionOctober 2023127 283121 391
Interest Rates3
Interest rate on private banks' sight deposits with Norges Bank (the policy variable rates)Per cent per annumSeptember 20234.254.00
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 million2nd quarter 2023422 650498 847
Goods, debitNOK million2nd quarter 2023270 019259 725
Services, creditNOK million2nd quarter 2023130 598124 583
Services, debitNOK million2nd quarter 2023149 126123 873
Income, creditNOK million2nd quarter 2023224 282146 381
Income, debitNOK million2nd quarter 2023162 47598 728
Current transfers, creditNOK million2nd quarter 202324 83821 980
Current transfers, debitNOK million2nd quarter 202349 40930 273
Capital account, netNOK million2nd quarter 20231 847933
Financial account, disaggregated by:
Direct investment, assetsNOK million2nd quarter 202312 29428 370
Direct investment, liabilitiesNOK million2nd quarter 2023-18 87243 181
Portfolio investment, assetsNOK million2nd quarter 2023258 64762 634
Portfolio investment, liabilitiesNOK million2nd quarter 2023-44 492-41 951
Other investment, assetsNOK million2nd quarter 2023-171 135151 611
Other investment, liabilitiesNOK million2nd quarter 2023-97 260-18 772
Reserve assetsNOK million2nd quarter 20232 68444 151
Net errors and omissionsNOK million2nd quarter 202393 62226 025
International Reserves1
Official reserve assetsNOK millionOctober 2023866 804844 634
Reserve templateNOK millionOctober 2023870 102839 146
Merchandise Trade
Total exports (f.o.b. value)NOK million, provisionalOctober 2023174 332132 119
Total imports (c.i.f value)NOK million, provisionalOctober 202387 44788 076
International investment position2
Total assetsNOK million2nd quarter 202325 416 09224 329 839
Direct investment abroadNOK million2nd quarter 20232 854 8072 809 858
Portfolio investmentNOK million2nd quarter 202318 465 44517 386 418
Equity securitiesNOK million2nd quarter 202312 780 77611 778 135
Debt securitiesNOK million2nd quarter 20235 684 6695 608 283
Other investmentNOK million2nd quarter 20233 240 7893 305 028
Reserve assetsNOK million2nd quarter 2023855 051828 535
Total liabilitiesNOK million2nd quarter 202310 595 95010 629 441
Direct investment in NorwayNOK million2nd quarter 20232 265 4982 274 541
Portfolio investmentNOK million2nd quarter 20234 366 0004 377 435
Equity securitiesNOK million2nd quarter 20231 259 4741 295 602
Debt securitiesNOK million2nd quarter 20233 106 5263 081 833
Other investmentNOK million2nd quarter 20233 964 4523 977 465
International investment position, netNOK million2nd quarter 202314 820 14213 700 398
External Debt
External debt Position
TotalNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 20237 901 9147 962 955
General Government
TotalNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 20231 088 5121 195 000
Short-term
Money market instrumentsNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 202315 68712 665
Short term loanNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2023222 695262 569
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2023155 485175 239
Long-term
Bonds and notesNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2023391 102411 647
LoansNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2023303 543332 880
Monetary Authorities
TotalNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2023115 712100 977
Short-term
Short term loanNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 202300
Currency and depositsNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 20233026
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 202341 41027 684
Long-term
LoansNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 202391131
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 202374 18173 136
Deposit-taking corporations except the central bank’
TotalNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 20234 195 2604 104 335
Short-term
Money market instrumentsNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2023273 482263 835
Short term loanNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2023..
Currency and depositsNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 20231 706 1771 684 424
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2023330 002285 569
Long-term
Bonds and notesNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 20231 723 7051 712 379
LoansNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2023..
Currency and depositsNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2023161 894158 128
Other sectors
TotalNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 20231 671 4921 658 984
Short-term
Money market instrumentsNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 202318 32820 282
LoansNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 202393 139119 375
Trade creditsNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 202353 50148 951
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2023525 516509 896
Long-term
Bonds and notesNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2023684 222661 025
LoansNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2023293 344294 179
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 20233 4425 276
Direct Investment
TotalNOK million, preliminary2nd quarter 2023830 938833 235
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
PopulationPersons3rd quarter 20235 533 5825 514 042
Explanation of symbols

Population

Contact

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