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Statistics on
General government revenue and expenditure
The statistics provide information on expenditure in the central and local government sectors, broken down by expenditure type and function. It also shows how revenue is generated, such as taxes, fees, user payments, interest and dividends.
Selected figures from these statistics
- General government. Revenue and expenditure last four quarters, NOK billionDownload table as ...General government. Revenue and expenditure last four quarters, NOK billion
1st quarter 2023 1st quarter 2024 1st quarter 2025 Revenue 3 638 3 124 3 294 Expenditure 2 194 2 403 2 547 Net lending 1 444 721 746 Expenditure in per cent of GDP 38.4 47.7 47.9 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - General government. Revenue and expenditure. Quarterly. NOK millionDownload table as ...General government. Revenue and expenditure. Quarterly. NOK million
2nd quarter 2024 3rd quarter 2024 4th quarter 2024 1st quarter 2025 A. Revenue 834 716 779 614 819 399 859 964 Taxes on income, wealth etc 265 535 256 586 288 210 294 615 Taxes on goods and services 133 469 129 980 142 633 130 082 Capital taxes 8 11 9 35 Social security contributions 130 126 121 047 129 393 123 317 Property income 259 208 225 865 210 028 263 857 Administrative fees and sales of goods and services 40 809 40 901 42 635 42 552 Current transfers 5 561 5 224 6 491 5 506 B. Expense 614 129 600 410 639 860 608 404 Compensation of employees 177 173 169 906 172 115 171 516 Use of goods and services 89 948 89 202 93 620 93 608 Consumption of fixed capital and R&D 46 956 47 134 48 099 49 233 Property expense 20 194 20 084 23 116 21 768 Social benefits in kind 27 164 25 561 27 451 27 357 Social benefits in cash 186 269 183 650 189 540 180 140 Subsidies 24 265 28 525 26 008 25 612 Current transfers 37 472 31 147 49 637 34 892 Capital transfers 4 688 5 201 10 274 4 278 C. Change in net worth from transactions (A-B) 220 587 179 204 179 539 251 560 D. Net acquisitions of non-financial assets 15 377 18 287 45 196 5 807 Gross acquisitions of fixed assets and R&D 63 884 71 645 93 572 55 987 Consumption of fixed capital and R&D (-) -47 800 -47 979 -48 968 -50 125 Net acquisitions of non-financial non-produced assets -707 -5 379 592 -55 E. Total expenditure 629 506 618 697 685 056 614 211 F. Net lending/borrowing (A-E) 205 210 160 917 134 343 245 753 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - General government. Revenue and expenditure. Annual. NOK millionDownload table as ...General government. Revenue and expenditure. Annual. NOK million
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 A. Revenue 1 874 458 2 447 425 3 615 516 3 188 374 3 203 407 Taxes on income, wealth etc 514 962 908 934 1 549 449 1 141 720 1 068 771 Taxes on goods and services 444 682 477 463 504 768 511 755 530 939 Capital taxes 64 48 32 46 30 Social security contributions 386 761 408 692 436 091 479 006 497 915 Property income 387 147 505 527 960 211 879 611 918 272 Administrative fees and sales of goods and services 123 683 128 629 145 062 154 590 164 552 Current transfers 17 158 18 132 19 903 21 647 22 929 B. Expense 1 893 657 1 932 051 2 080 315 2 265 893 2 438 063 Compensation of employees 538 376 566 166 598 767 639 356 682 931 Use of goods and services 268 306 291 643 320 766 346 987 361 841 Consumption of fixed capital and R&D 136 643 146 488 161 687 176 760 188 146 Property expense 23 937 18 815 30 600 56 403 80 896 Social benefits in kind 78 347 86 211 91 611 100 029 106 809 Social benefits in cash 579 330 594 546 615 363 673 385 730 336 Subsidies 91 388 87 870 117 813 102 025 104 279 Current transfers 123 200 128 494 127 768 154 152 158 536 Capital transfers 54 130 11 817 15 941 16 795 24 291 C. Change in net worth from transactions (A-B) -19 200 515 374 1 535 200 922 481 765 343 D. Net acquisitions of non-financial assets 69 406 70 620 71 122 81 262 86 552 Gross acquisitions of fixed assets and R&D 217 404 220 455 240 023 262 561 283 505 Consumption of fixed capital and R&D (-) -139 350 -149 366 -164 728 -180 004 -191 529 Net acquisitions of non-financial non-produced assets -8 648 -470 -4 173 -1 295 -5 424 E. Total expenditure (B+D) 1 963 064 2 002 671 2 151 437 2 347 156 2 524 615 F. Net lending/borrowing (A-E) -88 606 444 754 1 464 078 841 219 678 792 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - General government. Taxes and social security contributions. NOK millionDownload table as ...General government. Taxes and social security contributions. NOK million
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Taxes on income, wealth etc 514 962 908 934 1 549 449 1 141 720 1 068 771 Taxes on income and wealth, excluding extraction of petroleum 490 222 601 416 657 674 667 461 678 606 Corporate tax and national tax on individuals' income 393 615 478 297 485 421 494 041 503 999 Bracket tax and tax on ground rent income 77 032 98 970 137 200 131 651 128 999 Net wealth tax 17 719 18 905 27 145 30 469 32 200 Tax on dividends paid to foreign shareholders 1 855 5 244 7 909 11 300 13 407 Taxes on income and wealth from extraction of petroleum 16 800 299 222 882 800 465 111 381 000 Ordinary income tax on petroleum revenue 16 800 94 654 263 035 147 544 100 000 Special tax on petroleum income 0 204 568 619 765 317 567 281 000 Other taxes on income and wealth n.e.c. 7 941 8 296 8 975 9 147 9 165 Taxes on goods and services 444 682 477 463 504 768 511 755 530 939 Value added tax 311 600 338 900 371 700 377 500 390 000 Customs duties 3 942 4 697 4 579 4 204 4 498 Taxes on petroleum extraction 5 714 5 036 7 166 7 621 7 813 Taxes on motor vehicles 26 721 26 261 24 257 22 175 21 994 Energy and pollution taxes 28 627 34 807 33 337 33 844 37 473 Taxes on alcohol, tobacco, pharmaceuticals and gambling 37 553 34 340 30 136 30 774 31 861 Real estate tax 14 818 15 566 16 091 17 626 17 523 Other taxes 15 707 17 856 17 502 18 012 19 776 Capital taxes 64 48 32 46 30 Taxes on inheritance and gifts 64 48 32 46 30 Social security contributions 386 761 408 692 436 091 479 006 497 915 Employees' contributions 159 974 169 637 177 255 187 099 194 361 Employees' contributions to the National Insurance Scheme 154 983 164 411 171 740 181 203 188 100 Employees' contributions to other public insurance schemes 4 991 5 225 5 515 5 896 6 261 Employers' contributions 226 787 239 055 258 836 291 907 303 553 Employers' contributions to the National Insurance Scheme 196 440 210 601 228 014 257 197 267 884 Employers' contributions to other public insurance schemes 30 347 28 455 30 822 34 710 35 669 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - General government. Social benefits to households. NOK millionDownload table as ...General government. Social benefits to households. NOK million
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Social benefits in kind 78 347 86 211 91 611 100 029 106 809 Transfers to private kindergartens 21 639 23 648 23 909 26 015 27 666 Transport services 5 092 5 327 5 541 5 758 5 972 Health services 49 602 55 125 57 535 63 458 68 470 Other social benefits in kind 2 014 2 111 4 626 4 799 4 701 Social benefits in cash 579 330 594 546 615 363 673 385 730 336 Pensions 375 521 397 562 421 016 456 346 486 164 Retirement pensions 264 885 282 288 299 360 326 167 346 675 Disability pensions 104 197 108 743 114 808 122 999 130 901 Other pensions 6 439 6 531 6 848 7 180 8 589 Emplyment related benefits 150 067 142 490 135 434 146 859 165 789 Unemployment benefits 40 411 27 544 12 425 9 940 13 281 Work Assessment Allowance 30 196 33 277 36 111 40 660 46 873 Vocational rehabilitation benefits 0 0 0 0 0 Sickness benefits 55 268 56 057 60 533 69 223 75 600 Parental benefits 21 781 23 259 24 056 24 713 27 334 Other emplyment related benefits 2 410 2 353 2 308 2 323 2 702 Family related benefits 20 133 21 020 21 507 24 629 28 844 Child benefit 16 269 17 351 18 154 21 364 25 629 Cash benefit for parents 1 550 1 417 1 170 1 104 1 006 Other family related benefits 2 314 2 252 2 183 2 161 2 210 Education benefits 13 276 13 076 14 568 15 602 17 177 Educational grant 3 659 3 638 4 102 3 723 4 005 Converted student loans 7 028 7 202 7 871 7 966 7 956 Other education benefits 2 589 2 236 2 596 3 913 5 216 Social assistance benefits 16 068 15 893 18 649 25 050 26 723 Municipal social assistance benefit 6 736 6 520 7 652 10 032 12 091 Housing allowances 4 171 4 143 5 332 5 636 5 249 Introduction benefit for immigrants 2 973 2 602 2 857 5 326 5 806 Other social benefits 2 188 2 628 2 809 4 057 3 578 Benefits in cash n.e.c. 4 265 4 504 4 188 4 900 5 638 Patient injury compensation 1 149 1 053 1 114 1 407 1 472 Compensation to victims of violence 358 459 374 522 520 Other compensation arrangments 413 465 457 476 727 Other benefits in cash n.e.c. 2 345 2 528 2 244 2 495 2 919 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - General government expenditure by function. NOK millionDownload table as ...General government expenditure by function. NOK million
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Total expenditure 1 963 064 2 002 671 2 151 437 2 347 156 2 524 615 01 General public services 163 599 163 752 187 378 243 892 275 470 02 Defence 68 993 72 164 80 443 90 733 115 096 03 Public order and safety 43 777 44 963 49 403 51 787 54 530 04 Economic affairs 273 986 240 280 272 712 276 224 280 066 05 Environment protection 36 135 38 950 44 734 47 723 50 093 06 Housing and community amenities 30 736 29 803 35 140 39 885 44 854 07 Health 320 964 353 322 373 230 397 960 416 176 08 Recreation, culture and religion 65 632 69 012 70 564 73 716 76 817 09 Education 200 891 207 338 220 622 233 928 249 286 10 Social protection 758 349 783 086 817 211 891 308 962 226 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 5 March 2025.
See Definitions in government finance statistics for definitions of variables and other concepts used in government finance statistics.
National accounting standards
The statistics are based on the guidelines for financial accounting in the national accounting standards System of National Accounts 2008 (SNA 2008) and European System of Accounts 2010 (ESA 2010), as well as the IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014 (GFSM 2014).
Sector classification
Each institutional sector comprises institutional units with broadly similar behaviour. The institutional units are grouped into mutually exclusive institutional sectors on the basis of economic activity, organizational structure and ownership. Institutional units are autonomous entities that are capable, in their own right, of owning assets, incurring liabilities and engaging in economic activities and in transactions with other entities. In most cases, the institutional unit is identical to the legal unit or persons or groups of persons in the form of households.
The institutional sector classification in the financial accounts is based on the recommendations of the SNA 2008 and ESA 2010.
Classification of expenditure by function
Grouping of expenditure by function or purpose is based on the UN's Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG).
Name: General government revenue and expenditure
Topic: Public sector
Division for Public Finance
National level only.
Annual and quarterly data.
Preliminary annual figures in tables 10721-10724, 10727 and 10909 in the Statbank are released in March after the end of the reference period. Updated figures are released in June and in December.
Annual figures in tables 10725, 10726 and 10807 are released in June after the end of the reference period. Updated figures are released in December.
Quarterly figures in table 11130 are released approximately 75-80 days after the end of the reference period.
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Statistics Norway can grant access to the source data (de-identified or anonymised microdata) on which the statistics are based, for researchers and public authorities for the purposes of preparing statistical results and analyses. Access can be granted upon application and subject to conditions. Refer to the details about this at Access to data from Statistics Norway.
The purpose of the statistics is to provide long time series for revenue and expenditure in general government based on the international guidelines for national accounts and government finance statistics. Further, Norway is obliged to compile and report such statistics to EU’s statistical organization – Eurostat.
There are comparable figures from 1978 to the present.
General government revenue and expenditure is part of the national accounting system, which is important for analyzing the economic development. Statistics Norway's macroeconomic models are largely based on national accounts statistics. Other users are Norges Bank, the Ministry of Finance, research institutes and media.
The statistics can, among other things, contribute to describe the total size and composition of the general government and its impact on overall demand and supply, investments and tax burden. In addition, it can be used to compare general government in Norway and other countries.
No external users have access to statistics before they are released at 8 a.m. on ssb.no after at least three months’ advance notice in the release calendar. This is one of the most important principles in Statistics Norway for ensuring the equal treatment of users.
In principle, the statistics are incorporated directly into the national accounts. General government revenue and expenditure can be found in central and local government tables in the non financial sector accounts.
The budgetary central government fiscal account is published annually and quarterly. These figures are based on the Ministry of Finance’s own definitions, which deviates from the definitions used in the national accounts and government finance statistics. In addition, annual municipal accounts and county authority accounts are published according to the definitions in the Local government act.
The statistics are developed, produced and disseminated pursuant to Act no. 32 of 21 June 2019 relating to official statistics and Statistics Norway (the Statistics Act).
The statistics are part of the national program for official statistics 2021-2023, main area Public finances.
The population includes the institutional sector general government, as it is defined in the international guidelines. This sector consists of all government units and all non-market institutions that are controlled by central or local government units. Market based non-financial and financial corporations owned by government are not included.
The principal administrative register used is the budgetary central government fiscal account collected from The Norwegian Government Agency for Financial Management. This covers a number of government units such as the Parliament, all ministries, directorates, the Norwegian Armed Forces, police and prison services, law courts, the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service and the National Insurance Scheme. Data can also be downloaded from statsregnskapet.no.
Public hospitals, as well as the Government Pension Fund, transmit financial statements directly to Statistics Norway.
Other extra-budgetary accounts, such as financial statements from public universities and university colleges public, research institutes, pension funds are collected from statsregnskapet.no.
Government controlled cultural institutions and various public funds are collected individually – from the respective units’ webpage or by special agreement.
Municipalities, county authorities, municipal companies (KF/FKF), inter-municipal companies (IKS) and joint parish councils are obliged to submit financial statements directly to Statistics Norway, via KOSTRA.
Accrued taxes on income and wealth are based on tax statistics for personal tax payers and tax statistics for companies.
Government expenditures related to research and development are estimated on the basis of statistics on R&D in the university and college sector and R&D in the institute sector.
In principle, all accounts are included. In practice some minor accounts are not collected.
The classification of transactions in government finance statistics are based on information in the collected datasets. These datasets contain a classification of transactions by type. Taxes, fees and charges, interest revenue and dividends are all examples of revenue types – while wages and salaries, interest expense, transfers to other sectors and acquisitions of fixed assets are examples of expenditure types. In addition, most accounts contain a classification by function or chapter that gives details regarding the various purposes of government spending – health, education, culture, etc.
Controls consist mainly of checking that the accounts are in balance (i.e. that expenditures equal revenues plus financing). The individual accounts from public hospitals, municipalities, county authorities and joint parish councils are subject to a number of automatic checks when they are reported electronically to Statistics Norway. Remaining checks are done on a macro level and based on the applied characteristics.
When quarterly and preliminary annual figures are released, not all data sources are available. As a consequence, these releases are to some degree based on estimations.
No seasonal adjustments are made.
Employees of Statistics Norway have a duty of confidentiality.
Statistics Norway does not publish figures if there is a risk of the respondent’s contribution being identified. This means that, as a general rule, figures are not published if fewer than three units form the basis of a cell in a table or if the contribution of one or two respondents constitutes a very large part of the cell total.
Statistics Norway can make exceptions to the general rule if deemed necessary to meet the requirements of the EEA agreement, if the respondent is a public authority, if the respondent has consented to this, or when the information disclosed is openly accessible to the public.
More information can be found on Statistics Norway’s website under Methods in official statistics, in the ‘Confidentiality’ section.
There are comparable figures from 1978 to the present.
Government finance statistics are compiled in the same way, and according to the same framework, every year to ensure comparability over time. One tries to avoid substantial breaks in the time series by carrying out any large changes in connection with retroactive revisions.
For the central government minor breaks may occur, since the fiscal account's chart of accounts is often adjusted through resolutions in the Parliament. Breaks in the time series occur relatively seldom for the local government accounts, since the chart of accounts is established by the Local Government Act.
When quarterly and preliminary annual figures are, not all data sources are available. As a consequence, these releases are to some degree based on estimations.
For some revenue and expenditure items the specifications in the administrative registries or submitted financial statements are not good enough to satisfy the international requirements for detailing level. In addition, the chart of accounts is not always adhered to well enough.
In connection with the collected financial statements the respondents may sometimes misunderstand the questionnaires. In addition, errors can be made by Statistics Norway with regards to the classification of transactions by type or function.
When final figures are released, all accounts and other data sources are normally available and will replace preliminary figures and estimations. Taxes from the petroleum industry and gross acquisitions of fixed assets are among the items that, under normal circumstances, are revised the most from preliminary to final release.