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 20251 377 4371 367 657
GDP, by expenditure category
Household final consumption expenditureNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2025557 057545 761
Final consumption expenditure of NPISHsNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 202534 98633 988
Final consumption expenditure of general governmentNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2025313 567310 462
Gross fixed capital formationNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2025315 957322 067
Changes in inventoriesNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 20256 784-3 755
Total exportsNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2025604 704609 858
Total importsNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2025455 703450 805
GDP, by area
GDP-Mainland NorwayNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 20251 103 1531 094 792
Petroleum activities and ocean transportNOK million, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2025274 284272 865
Constant prices
GDPNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 20251 377 5481 361 996
GDP, by expenditure category
Household final consumption expenditureNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2025518 047513 401
Final consumption expenditure of NPISHsNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 202533 37932 004
Final consumption expenditure of general governmentNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2025290 069290 253
Gross fixed capital formationNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2025293 416297 420
Changes in inventoriesNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 20257 1911 207
Total exportsNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2025674 458661 755
Total importsNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2025439 084434 120
GDP, by area
GDP-Mainland NorwayNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 20251 029 3171 028 516
Petroleum activities and ocean transportNOK million, 2018-prices, seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2025348 231333 480
Non-financial sector accounts
GNI (Gross National Income)NOK million3rd quarter 20251 327 5901 333 336
Gross saving for NorwayNOK million3rd quarter 2025447 283427 283
Production Index
Index of production, extraction of oil and gas, manufacturing, mining and quarrying and electricity supply (volume index)2021=100October 2025107.8110.9
Index of production, construction (volume index)2021=100October 202597.997.8
Business Tendency Survey
The industrial confidence indicator (ICI)Balance Seasonally adjusted3rd quarter 2025-0.30.5
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=1003rd quarter 2025106.2105.7
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Agriculture, forestry and fishing2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2025100.4104.0
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Mining and quarrying2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2025107.0105.5
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Manufacture2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2025107.3106.1
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Electricity, water supply, sewerage, waste management2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2025105.6105.8
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Construction2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2025107.8106.4
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Wholesale and retail trade: repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2025106.2105.7
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Transportation and storage2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2025106.7105.7
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Accommodation and food service activities2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2025105.8106.1
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Information and communication2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2025106.7106.4
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Financial and insurance activities2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2025108.0106.0
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Real estate, professional, scientific and technical activities2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2025106.7106.4
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Administrative and support service activities2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2025107.2105.9
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Public adm., defence, soc. security2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2025104.3104.8
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Education2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2025107.7105.3
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Human health and social work activities2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2025106.2105.5
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Other service activities2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2025105.3106.1
Index of average monthly basic earnings in Unspecified2016Q1=1003rd quarter 2025104.9100.7
Consumer Prices
Consumer Price Index2015=100November 2025138.9138.7
Producer Prices
Producer price index for oil and gas, manufacturing, mining2015=100November 2025114.8112.5
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 2025843 976855 687
ExpenditureNOK million, provisional figures2nd quarter 2025670 042618 312
Balance, Deficit(-)/Surplus(+)NOK million, provisional figures2nd quarter 2025173 934237 375
Financing by residency
DomesticNOK million3rd quarter 2025-70 732-55 630
Domestic banksNOK million3rd quarter 2025-17 89110 627
Domestic non-banksNOK million3rd quarter 2025-52 841-66 257
ForeignNOK million3rd quarter 2025185 406216 838
Central Government Operations
Monthly data
RevenueNOK millionOctober 2025171 248256 067
ExpenditureNOK millionOctober 2025197 616174 568
Surplus before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - GlobalNOK millionOctober 2025-26 36781 499
FinancingNOK millionOctober 202526 367-81 499
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 million2nd quarter 2025724 482886 430
Debt by remaining maturity
Short termNOK million2nd quarter 2025202 442396 390
Medium termNOK million2nd quarter 2025108 000108 000
Long termNOK million2nd quarter 2025414 040382 040
Debt by currency of issue
Norwegian kronerNOK million2nd quarter 2025724 482886 430
Foreign currencyNOK million2nd quarter 202500
State guarantees
Debt guaranteed by central governmentNOK million2nd 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 adjustedOctober 20257 756.57 730.6
Monetary aggregate M3NOK billion, preliminary figures, seasonally adjustedOctober 20253 418.53 410.1
Net claims on central government1 NOK billion, preliminary figuresOctober 2025-245.1-275.1
External position, net basis2 NOK billion, preliminary figuresOctober 2025-840.1-824.7
Central Bank Survey
Base money (MO)NOK millionOctober 2025182 962154 862
Foreign assets, totalNOK millionOctober 2025892 402912 637
Claims on other Norwegian sectorsNOK millionOctober 20257 2866 989
Foreign liabilitiesNOK millionOctober 2025113 306128 484
Interest Rates3
Interest rate on private banks' sight deposits with Norges Bank (the policy variable rates)Per cent per annumOctober 20254.004.00
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 million3rd quarter 2025431 511427 411
Goods, debitNOK million3rd quarter 2025274 092278 567
Services, creditNOK million3rd quarter 2025172 430157 655
Services, debitNOK million3rd quarter 2025191 235179 287
Income, creditNOK million3rd quarter 2025177 409231 913
Income, debitNOK million3rd quarter 2025125 476156 334
Current transfers, creditNOK million3rd quarter 202517 13920 983
Current transfers, debitNOK million3rd quarter 202533 14544 519
Capital account, netNOK million3rd quarter 20255 6125 397
Financial account, disaggregated by:
Direct investment, assetsNOK million3rd quarter 20258 79015 810
Direct investment, liabilitiesNOK million3rd quarter 202511 09810 085
Portfolio investment, assetsNOK million3rd quarter 2025204 111242 085
Portfolio investment, liabilitiesNOK million3rd quarter 202524 33296 930
Other investment, assetsNOK million3rd quarter 202552 622-16 669
Other investment, liabilitiesNOK million3rd quarter 202592 903-117 567
Reserve assetsNOK million3rd quarter 2025-35 1935 552
Net errors and omissionsNOK million3rd quarter 2025-6 35499 829
International Reserves1
Official reserve assetsNOK millionNovember 2025882 304875 646
Reserve templateNOK millionOctober 2025.882 199
Merchandise Trade
Total exports (f.o.b. value)NOK million, provisionalOctober 2025154 466131 746
Total imports (c.i.f value)NOK million, provisionalOctober 202598 01496 714
International investment position2
Total assetsNOK million3rd quarter 202531 798 96430 877 787
Direct investment abroadNOK million3rd quarter 20253 014 5873 006 265
Portfolio investmentNOK million3rd quarter 202524 708 53823 759 022
Equity securitiesNOK million3rd quarter 202517 514 53916 615 466
Debt securitiesNOK million3rd quarter 20257 193 9997 143 556
Other investmentNOK million3rd quarter 20252 984 6152 953 155
Reserve assetsNOK million3rd quarter 2025902 403942 527
Total liabilitiesNOK million3rd quarter 202511 339 40211 305 106
Direct investment in NorwayNOK million3rd quarter 20252 487 2622 479 535
Portfolio investmentNOK million3rd quarter 20254 985 7805 005 741
Equity securitiesNOK million3rd quarter 20251 358 6181 364 628
Debt securitiesNOK million3rd quarter 20253 627 1623 641 113
Other investmentNOK million3rd quarter 20253 665 0323 588 015
International investment position, netNOK million3rd quarter 202520 459 56219 572 681
External Debt
External debt Position
TotalNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 20258 078 0588 012 916
General Government
TotalNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 20251 546 2591 484 237
Short-term
Money market instrumentsNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 202524 29515 831
Short term loanNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2025216 174274 765
Trade creditsNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2025215
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2025248 432191 643
Long-term
Bonds and notesNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2025453 048452 182
LoansNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2025604 289549 811
Monetary Authorities
TotalNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2025128 485143 654
Short-term
Short term loanNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 202500
Currency and depositsNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 202513797
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 202557 26171 406
Long-term
LoansNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 20251136
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 202570 97472 145
Deposit-taking corporations except the central bank’
TotalNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 20254 321 5474 299 720
Short-term
Money market instrumentsNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2025331 777359 873
Short term loanNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2025..
Currency and depositsNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 20251 712 7841 697 174
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 202563 38137 900
Long-term
Bonds and notesNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 20252 019 7872 009 685
LoansNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2025..
Currency and depositsNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2025193 818195 088
Other sectors
TotalNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 20251 295 9031 301 517
Short-term
Money market instrumentsNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 202520 12618 420
LoansNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2025100 43685 715
Trade creditsNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 202568 75267 045
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 202593 159107 187
Long-term
Bonds and notesNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2025778 129785 122
LoansNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2025234 774237 680
Other debt liabilitiesNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2025527348
Direct Investment
TotalNOK million, preliminary3rd quarter 2025785 864783 788
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 20255 618 3545 606 944
Explanation of symbols

Population

Contact

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