Public sector on Svalbard
Updated: 17 October 2023
Next update: Not yet determined
| 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Share of total employment on Svalbard | ||
| Central government (incl. social security funds) | 16.1 | 17.7 |
| County authority | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Municipalities | 15.1 | 15.5 |
| Enterprises owned by central government | 19.1 | 18.2 |
| Enterprises owned by local government | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Private sector | 49.7 | 48.6 |
Selected tables and charts from this statistics
- Share of total employment, Svalbard and national scaleDownload table as ...Share of total employment, Svalbard and national scale
2021 2022 Share of total employment on Svalbard Share of total employment on a national scale Share of total employment on Svalbard Share of total employment on a national scale Central government (incl. social security funds) 16.1 11.3 17.7 11.2 County authority 0.0 1.7 0.0 1.6 Municipalities 15.1 17.7 15.5 17.4 Enterprises owned by central government 19.1 2.6 18.2 2.6 Enterprises owned by local government 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.3 Private sector 49.7 65.4 48.6 65.8 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Revenue and expenditure regarding administration of Svalbard (NOK million)Download table as ...Revenue and expenditure regarding administration of Svalbard (NOK million)
2007 2012 2017 2021 2022 TOTAL REVENUE 138 542 202 198 237 Taxes 130 525 192 192 227 Other revenue 8 18 10 6 10 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 243 299 473 608 630 Governor of Svalbard 28 39 73 81 88 Public Construction and Property Management (Statsbygg) 17 23 9 9 10 Other central governmental activities 13 15 22 18 20 Transport services of the Governor of Svalbard 70 78 201 219 292 Transfers to Longyearbyen local government 109 127 154 196 160 Other expenditure 7 17 15 85 59 SURPLUS -105 243 -272 -411 -393 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Revenue and expenditure of central government outside The Svalbard budget.Download table as ...Revenue and expenditure of central government outside The Svalbard budget.
2012 2017 2021 2022 TOTAL REVENUE 56 73 104 131 Public Construction and Property Management (Statsbygg) 56 73 98 115 Other revenue 0 0 6 16 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 346 589 1 055 1 079 The Research Council of Norway + Research fund 35 85 87 73 Primary and lower secondary schools + kindergartens 0 0 0 0 Norwegian Meteorological Institute 14 17 16 19 Norwegian Polar Institute 88 99 133 139 Polar research and environmental monitoring 14 14 16 19 Norwegian Mapping Authority 25 42 43 43 Svalbard airport 0 1 1 2 Transfers to public health service on Svalbard 28 36 54 59 Transfers to Kings Bay AS 18 54 57 44 Transfers to Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani AS 0 0 0 0 Transfers to Svalbard Samfunnsdrift AS 0 0 0 0 University of Svalbard 105 129 40 158 Other expenditure 19 112 607 524 SURPLUS -289 -516 -951 -948 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
More figures from this statistics
- 09715: Employed persons on Svalbard and on a national scale, by sector (per cent)
- 09716: Revenue and expenditure of central government regarding administration of Svalbard (NOK million)
- 09717: Revenue and expenditure of central government from chapters other than 480 The Svalbard budget (NOK million)
About the statistics
The statistics show the state's income and expenses in Svalbard. In addition, the scope of public employment is shown both in Svalbard and at domestic level.
General government
General government consists of central and local authorities and other non-commercial units that carry out a range of public tasks. Costs are covered through governmental allocations.
Public corporations
Enterprises owned by the central government, local authorities and county authorities where costs are covered through commercial activity.
Public sector
The public sector consists of the public corporations and general government.
The population is based on the Central Register of Establishments and Enterprises and includes units classified as sub-sections of the public sector. Expenditure figures are based on government accounts, and employment figures are based on Statistics Norway's employment statistics.
Name: Public sector on Svalbard
Topic: Public sector
Division for Public Finance
Svalbard. The national scale is sometimes used as a basis for comparisons.
Annual
Collected data is stored by the Division for public finance. It is only used for the publication of statistics.
The purpose of this publication is to provide information and to increase knowledge about Svalbard and in particular the characteristics of the public sector in this archipelago. The first article was published in November 2012.
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The publication has a connection to many of the statistics related to Svalbard. It also has a connection to other public finance and employment statistics.
The Statistics Act, § 10
Employment figures are calculated on the basis of data gathered for other statistics. Revenue and expenditure figures are based on publicly available data from the central government’s fiscal account.
Figures are checked against the source data and tested for reasonableness.
Some aggregations and calculations of percentages are made.
All source data is publicly available.
The time series for expenditure is based on sources that have been consistent over the period covered by the statistics. The time series for employment is relatively short and the data sources are consistent.
Analyses, articles and publications
Publication / 7 February 2017This is Svalbard 2016A wide-ranging and readily comprehensible picture of society, business, nature and the environment on Svalbard.