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Highest GDP per capita in Oslo, Rogaland and Hordaland
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2004-09-30T10:00:00.000Z
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Regional accounts, 2001

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Highest GDP per capita in Oslo, Rogaland and Hordaland

Different population patterns and industry structures are reflected in the national accounts by county. Gross Domestic Product per Region (GDPR) per capita in Oslo, Rogaland and Hordaland is above the 2001 national average. GDPR per employee is more evenly distributed.

In Oslo, GDPR per capita was 100 per cent above the national average if we exclude oil and gas activities on the Norwegian continental shelf. People who live in other counties, particularly in Akershus, contribute towards a high percentage of the value added in Oslo. Oslo and Akershus have therefore been treated as one region in the analyses. GDPR per employee in Oslo is 17 per cent above the national average. Finnmark has the lowest value, 29 per cent below the national average for GDPR per capita and 20 per cent below the national average for GDPR per employee.

Gross domestic product per inhabitant and per employed person, by county. 2001. Total without the extra region=100

Compared with the 2000 figures, the highest growth rate is found in Vestfold. The growth is, however, mainly due to new structural business statistics for the shipping industry.

Differences in industry structure

The differences in GDPR per employee are mainly due to differences in industry structure. The differences are shown here by estimating an index of GDPR per employee and comparing it with the national average. Counties with strong capital-intensive industries have a higher index value than counties with less capital-intensive industries. Counties with a high share of primary industries will have a lower index value of GDPR per employee. The financial industry and typical knowledge industries contribute to a higher GDPR per employee in the secondary industries. Finnmark, which has a large share of employees in the public sector, has a lower index than Rogaland, with its petroleum-related industries.

The highest gross value added can be found in the secondary industries, where every employee contributes NOK 540 000 on average to the overall gross value added. Oil and gas activities account for almost 50 percent of GDPR per employee in these industries. Gross value added per employee in the primary industries is NOK 280 000 on average, whereas in the service industries the figure is NOK 460 000. GDPR per employee is highest in Oslo, Hordaland and Rogaland and lowest in Nord-Trøndelag, Oppland and the northernmost counties.

Main results regional accounts, Norwegian counties per inhabitant and per employed person. 2001. Total without the extra region=100
  Regional Gross Domestic Product (GDPR)(NOK million) Employment (1 000 persons) Gross Fixed Capital Formation (NOK million) Inhabitants GDPR per inhabitant GDPR per employed person Final household consumption expenditure (NOK million)
Extra region excluded 1 180 824 2 293  222 687 4 513 751  261 606  514 947  
The whole country 1 526 233 2 310  278 937 4 513 751  100  100  624 448
               
østfold 50 399  109 9 219  251 889 76 90 33 880
Akershus  108 634  223 22 545  474 657 87 95 70 349
Oslo/Akershus  378 265  671 65 786  985 314  147  109  153 463
Oslo  269 630  448 43 241  510 658  202  117 83 114
Hedmark 38 387 81 6 590  187 982 78 92 25 000
Oppland 35 406 80 6 617  183 327 74 86 23 851
Buskerud 54 474  110 10 004  239 313 87 96 33 621
Vestfold 47 457 95 10 897  215 743 84 97 29 587
Telemark 36 345 70 6 694  165 653 84  100 22 242
Aust-Agder 21 417 43 4 729  102 830 80 97 13 329
Vest-Agder 34 609 67 7 290  157 365 84  100 20 406
Rogaland  101 135  189 18 439  378 300  102  104 51 051
Hordaland  115 293  215 23 616  438 283  101  104 59 471
Sogn og Fjordane 24 923 51 4 980  107 435 89 96 13 909
Møre og Romsdal 59 352  113 12 288  243 833 93  102 32 373
Sør-Trøndelag 64 614  130 11 366  265 594 93 97 35 682
Nord-Trøndelag 24 810 55 5 046  127 359 74 88 15 656
Nordland 48 065  106 9 441  237 899 77 88 30 755
Troms 32 159 75 6 849  151 725 81 84 20 114
Finnmark Finnmárku 13 715 33 2 836 73 910 71 80 10 058
Extra region  345 409 17 56 250  261 690 - - -

Highest investment per employee in Vestfold

Investment per employee varies between counties, due to variation in industry structure and capital intensity. If we exclude oil and gas activities on the Norwegian continental shelf, the average investment per employee was NOK 97 000. Vestfold had the highest investment per employee, at NOK 115 000. The main contributor to this figure was increased investments in goods transport within sea transport. Hedmark had the lowest investment per employee, at NOK 81 000.

Final consumption expenditure per capita highest for households in Oslo/Akershus

Household final consumption expenditure per capita was 13 per cent higher in Oslo and Akershus than the average for Norway. Households in Oslo/Akershus also had the highest disposable incomes per capita, 12.5 per cent above the national average. Household primary income is more unevenly distributed between the regions. Oslo/Akershus, the county with the highest household primary income per capita, was 26 per cent above the national average.

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