Public sector on Svalbard

Updated: 17 October 2023

Next update: Not yet determined

Share of total employment on Svalbard in central government
Share of total employment on Svalbard in central government
2022
17.7
%
Share of total employment per sector (per cent), Svalbard
Share of total employment per sector (per cent), Svalbard
20212022
Share of total employment on Svalbard
Central government (incl. social security funds)16.117.7
County authority0.00.0
Municipalities15.115.5
Enterprises owned by central government19.118.2
Enterprises owned by local government0.00.0
Private sector49.748.6
Explanation of symbols

Selected tables and charts from this statistics

  • Share of total employment, Svalbard and national scale
    Share of total employment, Svalbard and national scale
    20212022
    Share of total employment on SvalbardShare of total employment on a national scaleShare of total employment on SvalbardShare of total employment on a national scale
    Central government (incl. social security funds)16.111.317.711.2
    County authority0.01.70.01.6
    Municipalities15.117.715.517.4
    Enterprises owned by central government19.12.618.22.6
    Enterprises owned by local government0.01.30.01.3
    Private sector49.765.448.665.8
    Explanation of symbols
  • Revenue and expenditure regarding administration of Svalbard (NOK million)
    Revenue and expenditure regarding administration of Svalbard (NOK million)
    20072012201720212022
    TOTAL REVENUE138542202198237
    Taxes130525192192227
    Other revenue81810610
    TOTAL EXPENDITURE243299473608630
    Governor of Svalbard2839738188
    Public Construction and Property Management (Statsbygg)17239910
    Other central governmental activities1315221820
    Transport services of the Governor of Svalbard7078201219292
    Transfers to Longyearbyen local government109127154196160
    Other expenditure717158559
    SURPLUS-105243-272-411-393
    Explanation of symbols
  • Revenue and expenditure of central government outside The Svalbard budget.
    Revenue and expenditure of central government outside The Svalbard budget.
    2012201720212022
    TOTAL REVENUE5673104131
    Public Construction and Property Management (Statsbygg)567398115
    Other revenue00616
    TOTAL EXPENDITURE3465891 0551 079
    The Research Council of Norway + Research fund35858773
    Primary and lower secondary schools + kindergartens0000
    Norwegian Meteorological Institute14171619
    Norwegian Polar Institute8899133139
    Polar research and environmental monitoring14141619
    Norwegian Mapping Authority25424343
    Svalbard airport0112
    Transfers to public health service on Svalbard28365459
    Transfers to Kings Bay AS18545744
    Transfers to Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani AS0000
    Transfers to Svalbard Samfunnsdrift AS0000
    University of Svalbard10512940158
    Other expenditure19112607524
    SURPLUS-289-516-951-948
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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

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Division for Public Finance

Svalbard. The national scale is sometimes used as a basis for comparisons.

Annual

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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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No external users have access to the statistics and analyses before they are published and accessible simultaneously for all users on ssb.no at 8 am. Prior to this, a minimum of three months' advance notice is given in the Statistics Release Calendar. This is one of Statistics Norway’s key principles for ensuring that all users are treated equally.

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

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The population is limited to cover Svalbard. The national scale is used for comparisons of employment figures. The statistics cover employment, revenue and expenditure.
Employment figures are based on publications and raw data from Statistics Norway. Revenue and expenditure figures are based on the central government's fiscal account and the Svalbard account. These statistics are derived from the whole population.

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.

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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.

The publication is based on publicly available data that is expected to be of a high quality. There is some uncertainty regarding some of the expenditure figures from sources outside the Svalbard account. No other sources of error have been identified.
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