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million NOK surplus before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund Global in 2019 Q4

Central government fiscal account. Quarterly figures. NOK million.Published 26 March 2020
4th quarter 20184th quarter 2019Change in per cent
A. TOTAL REVENUE349 381354 8201.6
Operating surplus extraction of petroleum32 22919 777-38.6
Tax revenue221 601239 9058.3
Members' and employers' contribution to the National Insurance Scheme60 54262 5073.2
Interest and dividends16 05813 392-16.6
Other revenue18 95119 2391.5
 
B. TOTAL EXPENDITURE339 928348 4302.5
Operating costs55 20054 608-1.1
Total fixed capital formation21 60224 49713.4
Total transfers263 126269 3252.4
 
C. SURPLUS BEFORE NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL9 4536 390

Source: Statistics Norway

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Table 1 
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
4th quarter 20181st quarter 20192nd quarter 20193rd quarter 20194th quarter 2019
1The quarterly figures are subjected to chance variations and are not revised. They should be interpreted with caution.
A. TOTAL REVENUE349 381359 889378 600314 098354 820
Sales revenue8 5634 3394 7256 8059 733
Operating surplus extraction of petroleum32 22931 94526 33619 31719 777
Depreciation etc. extraction of petroleum6 4896 1565 5785 1025 838
Depreciation etc. other central government enterprises1 8353505453681 834
Other revenue from fixed capital formation36740197126236
Total transfers299 898317 059341 219282 380317 402
Tax revenue221 601184 590246 208157 806239 905
Members' contributions National Insurance Scheme28 48243 84929 98245 95828 719
Employers' contributions National Insurance Scheme32 06061 82233 29465 34933 788
Interest and dividends16 0587 93129 51911 45713 392
Transfers from other state accounts31022043
Transfers from municipalities and county authorities382355364366386
Transfers from the central bank014 798000
Other transfers1 2843 7141 8301 4441 169
 
B. TOTAL EXPENDITURE339 928356 948350 181322 556348 430
Operating costs55 20039 29945 41739 16854 608
Wages and salaries21 68922 17425 04120 76322 804
Goods and services19 68212 60513 63412 04120 430
Other operating expenses12 8295 0207 3636 86310 089
Operating deficit central government enterprises1 000-500-621-4991 285
Total fixed capital formation21 60214 90817 29817 29624 497
Construction etc. extraction of petroleum5 7235 8046 2986 7077 522
Construction etc. other central government enterprises1 4881 0931 3771 0931 073
Other fixed capital formation14 3918 0119 6239 49615 902
Total transfers263 126302 741287 466266 092269 325
Transfers to other state accounts5 68627 19613 20318 3885 038
Transfers to municipalities and county authorities53 34666 47868 06756 10552 688
Pensions benefits etc. National Insurance Scheme120 436112 502121 183118 778124 990
Interest expenditure2 4302 6764 8341272 159
Other transfers81 22893 88980 17972 69484 450
 
C. SURPLUS BEFORE NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL9 4532 94128 419-8 4586 390
 
D. NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL20 9087 80013 692-5 2009 645
 
E=C-D. SURPLUS BEFORE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS-11 455-4 85914 727-3 258-3 255
 
F. LENDING MINUS REPAYMENTS-15 46212 170-2 652-3 6862 203
 
G. DEBT INSTALMENTS10 07411 16152 94000
 
H=F+G-E. TOTAL FINANCING INCLUDING DEBT INSTALMENTS6 06728 19035 561-4285 458

Source: Statistics Norway

Table 2 
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
20172018201920192020
A. TOTAL REVENUE1 225 8881 350 5921 407 2571 432 2271 446 478
Sales revenue19 27823 71425 58824 26525 874
Operating surplus extraction of petroleum86 620114 51097 296107 90087 200
Depreciation etc. extraction of petroleum24 64823 63622 63822 10022 900
Depreciation etc. other central government enterprises2 8202 9703 0972 8732 785
Other revenue from fixed capital formation9281 063601516667
Total transfers1 091 5941 184 6991 258 0371 274 5731 307 052
Tax revenue701 234776 326828 508852 880865 580
Members' contributions National Insurance Scheme137 747144 130148 508150 714156 500
Employers' contributions National Insurance Scheme175 773183 272194 255191 806202 600
Interest and dividends41 37557 49662 55957 90759 174
Transfers from other state accounts190716535102
Transfers from municipalities and county authorities1 3731 4521 4701 4381 486
Other transfers16 1767 6197 8747 7937 710
 
B. TOTAL EXPENDITURE1 280 8661 318 1451 378 0501 378 9001 442 610
Operating costs166 838172 236178 520176 311185 897
Wages and salaries82 77385 02190 79688 71693 379
Goods and services52 28254 95358 72458 70561 349
Other operating expenses31 95932 69029 33529 25431 846
Operating deficit central government enterprises-176-428-335-364-677
Total fixed capital formation69 87868 59073 91575 98175 443
Construction etc. extraction of petroleum26 56422 55526 25627 00028 000
Construction etc. other central government enterprises3 2284 4744 6364 5653 173
Other fixed capital formation40 08641 56143 02344 41644 270
Total transfers1 044 1501 077 3191 125 6151 126 6081 181 270
Transfers to other state accounts57 97160 62463 83063 40564 802
Transfers to municipalities and county authorities232 778237 589243 342243 186252 251
Pensions benefits etc. National Insurance Scheme449 831460 219477 454478 166497 650
Interest expenditure8 83310 6369 79610 48910 016
Other transfers294 737308 251331 193331 362356 551
 
C. SURPLUS BEFORE NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL-54 97832 44729 20753 3273 868
 
D. NET TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT PENSION FUND - GLOBAL-63 54725 44528 32053 3283 867
 
E=C-D. SURPLUS BEFORE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS8 5697 002887-11
 
F. LENDING MINUS REPAYMENTS-7 503-100 0198 00563910 113
 
G. DEBT INSTALMENTS50 95943 89964 10176 5150
 
H=F+G-E. TOTAL FINANCING INCLUDING DEBT INSTALMENTS34 887-63 12271 21977 15510 112

Source: Statistics Norway

Table 3 
Net government cash flow from petroleum activities. Quarterly figures. NOK million

Net government cash flow from petroleum activities. Quarterly figures. NOK million
4th quarter 20181st quarter 20192nd quarter 20193rd quarter 20194th quarter 2019
Taxes on the extraction of petroleum38 46721 76540 88322 63948 214
Environmental taxes and area fees3 985-882 6681814 116
Net cash flow from SDFI33 76132 98426 30618 40618 783
Equinor dividend4 3914 4345 0885 2225 313
Net government cash flow from petroleum activities80 60459 09574 94546 44976 426

Source: Statistics Norway

Table 4 
Net government cash flow from petroleum activities. Annual figures. NOK million

Net government cash flow from petroleum activities. Annual figures. NOK million
2016201720182019
Taxes on the extraction of petroleum41 09365 049110 313133 501
Environmental taxes and area fees6 5136 1286 9736 878
Net cash flow from SDFI66 45588 272118 68796 479
Equinor dividend10 7178 39814 98420 057
Net government cash flow from petroleum activities124 779167 847250 959256 915

Source: Statistics Norway

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.

Definitions

Definitions of the main concepts and variables

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: How the deficit (or surplus) before net transfers to the Government Pension Fund - Global is financed, distributed by main groups of financial instruments.

Type: Revenue and expenditure are classified in main groups by type, mainly based on whether the transaction is related to operation or investments, whether services are offered in return or not, and what kind of economic function the individual transaction has. Originally the distribution by type was based on the National Accounts' distinctions, but over time this has changed somewhat.

Programme category: Expenditure is classified by main purpose of the individual expenditure item.

Financial instrument: Rough classification of financing by financial instrument, with a distinction between deposits, loans, short-term securities, medium and long-term securities, and equity (shares, capital deposits etc.).

Standard classifications

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Name and topic

Name: Central government revenue and expenditure
Topic: Public sector

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Division for Public Finance

Regional level

National level only.

Frequency and timeliness

Figures are published 35-45 days after the end of each quarter. Annual figures are published with the figures for the fourth quarter.

Monthly figures for revenue and expeniture are only published in StatBank. They are updated on the last workday of the following month and this update is not included in the overview of planned releases and events.

International reporting

Not relevant.

Microdata

The micro data are stored in the SAS database.

Background

Background and purpose

The purpose is to give the public access to quarterly figures for the central government's fiscal account, including the National Insurance Scheme. Quarterly figures are available from the first quarter 1985.

Users and applications

The statistics are processed for use in the National Accounts. Other important users are the Ministry of Finance, the IMF and mass media.

Equal treatment of users

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.

Coherence with other statistics

The statistics are not based on international standards. The figures for the central government's fiscal accounts are in principle final at the time of publishing. Annual figures from the statistics are included in processed form in the statistics General government revenue and expenditure and the annual and quarterly statistics are included in the National Accounts.

Legal authority

The Statistics Act, § 2-2

EEA reference

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Production

Population

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.

Data sources and sampling

The central government's fiscal account is an administrative register collected from the Ministry of Finance.

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Collection of data, editing and estimations

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This mostly consists of checking that the accounts balance (i.e. that expenditures equal the sum of revenues and net financial transactions).

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Seasonal adjustment

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Confidentiality

Not relevant.

Comparability over time and space

One tries to avoid great breaks in the series by presenting only main groups of revenues and expenditures in the tables. Breaks may still occur, since the central government fiscal account's chart of accounts constantly is being adjusted by resolutions in the National Assembly.

Accuracy and reliability

Sources of error and uncertainty

Errors may occur while aggregating main item, programme area and financial instrument.

Not relevant.

Variance: Not relevant

Bias: Not relevant

Non-response: Not relevant

Register errors: Probably few.

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