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Statistical publications from 1828-2000 are found in the archive for Historical Statistics.
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Municipal accounts
Figures for 2025
Municipal accounts show the municipalities’ total revenues and expenditures. The accounts represented in the statistics comprise of operational accounts, capital accounts and balance sheet accounts. The statistics provide relevant information about the municipalities’ financial activities and financial situation.
Statistics / / Public sectorCounty authority accounts
Figures for 2025
County authority accounts show the total revenues and expenditures of the counties. The accounts represented in these statistics comprise of operational accounts, capital accounts and balance sheet accounts. The statistics provide relevant information about the county authorities’ financial activities and financial situation.
Statistics / / Public sectorProperty tax
Figures for 2026
The statistics give an overview of property tax in the municipalities.
Statistics / / Public sectorProperty management, local government
Figures for 2025
The statistics give a detailed overview of the property management of municipalities. It shows how much gross area the municipalities' buildings are made of, and the cost of maintaining the buildings. Municipalities can be compared both over time and to other municipalities.
Statistics / / Public sectorExternal trade in goods
Figures for February 2026
The external trade statistics comprise the development in Norway's trade with other countries in terms of value and volume figures. Aggregated as well as detailed imports and exports figures between Norway and partner countries, trade regions and continents are provided.
Statistics / / External economyLocal administration of agricultural areas
Figures for 2025
The statistics give information about land transferred to various types of non-agricultural use, land reclamation, decisions taken about the splitting of agricultural property and applications for concessions to buy a farm.
Statistics / / Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishingCultural facilities
Figures for 2025
These statistics are based on the figures from KOSTRA (Municipal-State-Reporting) and indicate the use of cultural expenditure in the local authorities and county authorities.
Statistics / / Culture and recreationKOSTRA
Figures for 2025
The key figures in KOSTRA provide information on most of the municipal and county municipal activities, including finance, schools, health, culture, the environment, social services, public housing, technical services and transport and communication.
Statistics / / Public sectorTransport and communication in municipalities and county authorities
Figures for 2025
KOSTRA provides governing information about local and county authorities related to the operation and maintenance of municipal and county roads, and the operation of buses, trams, subways, ferries, boats and transport for the disabled.
Statistics / / Transport and tourismMunicipal housing charges
Figures for 2026
The statistics covers municipal residential charges linked to water, waste water, waste collection and chimney sweeping. To increase comparability across municipalities, the fees for water and waste water is linked to a standard home of 120 square meters. The figures are reported though KOSTRA, and do not include VAT.
Statistics / / Construction, housing and property