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Central government revenue and expenditure

Updated: 15 August 2024

Next update: 31 October 2024

Surplus before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund Global
Surplus before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund Global
2nd quarter 2024
184 754
NOK million
 
Central government fiscal account. Quarterly figures. NOK million.
Central government fiscal account. Quarterly figures. NOK million.
2nd quarter 20232nd quarter 2024Change in per cent
A. TOTAL REVENUE765 719661 412-13.6
Operating surplus extraction of petroleum63 87952 812-17.3
Tax revenue536 097456 890-14.8
Members' and employers' contribution to the National Insurance Scheme79 49784 9656.9
Interest and dividends70 87447 392-33.1
Other revenue15 37219 35325.9
B. TOTAL EXPENDITURE469 781476 6581.5
Operating costs54 86961 62812.3
Total fixed capital formation21 07019 833-5.9
Total transfers393 842395 1970.3
C. SURPLUS BEFORE NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL295 938184 754
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Selected tables and charts from this statistics

  • Central government fiscal account. Revenue and expenditure by type. Quarterly figures. NOK Million.
    Central government fiscal account. Revenue and expenditure by type. Quarterly figures. NOK Million.1
    2nd quarter 20233rd quarter 20234th quarter 20231st quarter 20242nd quarter 2024
    A. TOTAL REVENUE765 719448 244637 274566 575661 412
    Sales revenue5 9275 74614 2814 7716 676
    Operating surplus extraction of petroleum63 87939 23357 90459 14252 812
    Depreciation etc. extraction of petroleum6 2216 6587 2996 9577 749
    Depreciation etc. other central government enterprises467461638473431
    Other revenue from fixed capital formation2421721 4708751 619
    Total transfers688 983395 974555 682494 357592 125
    Tax revenue536 097227 988433 585304 052456 890
    Members' contributions National Insurance Scheme38 26455 24434 69353 91240 499
    Employers' contributions National Insurance Scheme41 23384 14146 09688 15344 466
    Interest and dividends70 87426 43738 09427 15647 392
    Transfers from other state accounts3208412123
    Transfers from municipalities and county authorities609607643623671
    Transfers from the central bank00017 6040
    Other transfers1 9031 3492 1592 8562 184
    B. TOTAL EXPENDITURE469 781398 217457 634512 813476 658
    Operating costs54 86951 57675 38654 24961 628
    Wages and salaries28 61326 26227 35228 94632 655
    Goods and services16 57716 35024 77416 37317 971
    Other operating expenses9 8229 04223 1239 11711 215
    Operating deficit central government enterprises-143-78137-187-213
    Total fixed capital formation21 07017 17230 42318 91219 833
    Construction etc. extraction of petroleum9 7657 4647 4467 5187 757
    Construction etc. other central government enterprises1 6561 7543 7531 7322 426
    Other fixed capital formation9 6497 95419 2249 6629 650
    Total transfers393 842329 469351 825439 652395 197
    Transfers to other state accounts15 21822 7766 11036 30716 935
    Transfers to municipalities and county authorities93 20261 22774 64279 302105 379
    Pensions benefits etc. National Insurance Scheme156 078153 195163 494153 820169 666
    Interest expenditure2 9602 8571 9314 2112 909
    Other transfers126 38489 414105 648166 012100 308
    C. SURPLUS BEFORE NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL295 93850 027179 64053 762184 754
    D. NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL190 872139 000144 97596 00091 954
    E=C-D. SURPLUS BEFORE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS105 066-88 97334 665-42 23892 800
    F. LENDING MINUS REPAYMENTS502-27 56946 81021 8972 849
    G. DEBT INSTALMENTS56 56705 17562 8250
    H=F+G-E. TOTAL FINANCING INCLUDING DEBT INSTALMENTS-47 99761 40417 320126 960-89 951
    1The quarterly figures are subjected to chance variations and are not revised. They should be interpreted with caution.
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  • Central government fiscal account. Revenue and expenditure by type. Annual figures. NOK Million.
    Central government fiscal account. Revenue and expenditure by type. Annual figures. NOK Million.
    AccountBudget
    20212022202320232024
    A. TOTAL REVENUE1 502 7202 668 4162 494 4012 881 4242 388 642
    Sales revenue22 06634 36531 13722 85126 208
    Operating surplus extraction of petroleum181 937528 720277 003513 300295 900
    Depreciation etc. extraction of petroleum25 63426 31427 20627 00029 100
    Depreciation etc. other central government enterprises1 8371 6981 9821 6631 759
    Other revenue from fixed capital formation1 8372 6742 0132 5732 275
    Total transfers1 269 4092 074 6452 155 0602 314 0372 033 400
    Tax revenue821 0941 565 7011 546 6341 789 5381 417 817
    Members' contributions National Insurance Scheme163 801169 866180 792176 246190 787
    Employers' contributions National Insurance Scheme206 434226 022247 960244 916264 673
    Interest and dividends49 55289 390159 09483 112116 037
    Transfers from other state accounts1 309943624269 034
    Transfers from municipalities and county authorities1 4182 0172 4452 5672 644
    Other transfers10 6329 5989 4179 0327 808
    B. TOTAL EXPENDITURE1 584 1761 665 9351 806 8001 753 8201 892 960
    Operating costs198 897223 347236 764225 274245 935
    Wages and salaries102 321107 074112 635107 924115 073
    Goods and services61 96370 09474 85974 87581 204
    Other operating expenses37 43447 29349 55442 71749 905
    Operating deficit central government enterprises-2 821-1 114-284-242-247
    Total fixed capital formation72 86479 78686 68983 65087 804
    Construction etc. extraction of petroleum24 73228 37830 39628 30026 000
    Construction etc. other central government enterprises4 4675 7208 7179 3548 281
    Other fixed capital formation43 66545 68847 57645 99653 523
    Total transfers1 312 4151 362 8021 483 3471 444 8961 559 221
    Transfers to other state accounts71 08475 25477 92975 55883 111
    Transfers to municipalities and county authorities271 091265 570303 466290 287326 259
    Pensions benefits etc. National Insurance Scheme548 867564 215611 998588 510651 125
    Interest expenditure9 7607 99311 13011 53012 454
    Other transfers411 613449 770478 824479 011486 272
    C. SURPLUS BEFORE NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL-81 4561 002 481687 6011 127 604495 682
    D. NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL-102 553975 348691 8471 127 604495 681
    E=C-D. SURPLUS BEFORE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS21 09727 133-4 24601
    F. LENDING MINUS REPAYMENTS9 35391 856-81 845-74 08133 874
    G. DEBT INSTALMENTS74 0059 54399 63278 45768 000
    H=F+G-E. TOTAL FINANCING INCLUDING DEBT INSTALMENTS62 26174 26622 0334 376101 873
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  • Net government cash flow from petroleum activities. Quarterly figures. NOK million
    Net government cash flow from petroleum activities. Quarterly figures. NOK million
    2nd quarter 20233rd quarter 20234th quarter 20231st quarter 20242nd quarter 2024
    Taxes on the extraction of petroleum253 55071 826161 14577 676155 129
    Environmental taxes and area fees3 4924884 6323643 282
    Net cash flow from SDFI61 02739 12558 39059 49853 716
    Equinor dividend20 37218 93219 82319 05615 106
    Net government cash flow from petroleum activities338 442130 371243 990156 594227 234
    Explanation of symbols
  • Net government cash flow from petroleum activities. Annual figures. NOK million
    Net government cash flow from petroleum activities. Annual figures. NOK million
    2020202120222023
    Taxes on the extraction of petroleum28 38885 711713 621614 426
    Environmental taxes and area fees7 0206 1387 3108 819
    Net cash flow from SDFI56 387185 170529 033276 510
    Equinor dividend15 03010 49435 25878 309
    Net government cash flow from petroleum activities106 825287 5131 285 223978 064
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About the statistics

The central government’s fiscal account shows its total revenue and expenditure. The revenues include tax revenues, contributions to the National Insurance Scheme and petroleum-related revenues. The expenditure consists mainly of transfers, fixed capital formation and operating costs.

The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 8 December 2023.

Total revenue: Total gross revenue before transfers to the Government Pension Fund - Global.

Total expenditure: Total gross expenditure before transfers to the Government Pension Fund - Global.

Surplus before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - Global: Total revenue minus total expenditure.

Surplus before financial transactions: Surplus after net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - Global.

Gross financing including debt instalments: Deficit before financial transactions plus lending minus repayments and debt instalments.

Financing: Use of capital to cover deficits before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - Global is financed, distributed by main groups of financial instruments.

Financial instrument: Financial asset or liability with similar characteristics. Deposits, loans and securities are examples of financial objects.

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Name: Central government's fiscal account
Topic: Public sector

31 October 2024

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The purpose is to provide the public access long time series to the central government's fiscal account, including the National Insurance Scheme. In addition, according to agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Norway is obliged to publish such accounting statistics.

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The statistics are part of the national program for official statistics 2021-2023, main area Public finances.

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The population comprises all administrative bodies that report to the central government's fiscal account. Non-corporate state enterprises and state lending institutions are partially included (most of them on a net basis), but not public corporations.

The statistics are based on data from The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ), which is responsible for preparing the national accounts. The central government's fiscal account is an administrative register that contains cash-based transactions for gross budgeting state administrative bodies, the state's business operations and the state lending institutions.

The figures that make up the state accounts are obtained electronically from DFØ.

The statistics are not subject to editing. Some simple calculations are made based on the classifications of the data from DFØ.

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