Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD
The key tables by country statistical profiles include a wide range of indicators on economy, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health, information and communication, labour, migration, R&D, trade and society. Historical data refer to the latest eight time periods.
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| Country statistical profile: Norway 2010 | ||||||||||
Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
Production and income | ||||||||||
Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 167.4 | 168.2 | 174.8 | 194.0 | 218.7 | 242.6 | 253.2 | 280.0 | |
GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 37 098 | 37 052 | 38 294 | 42 250 | 47 319 | 52 041 | 53 802 | 58 717 | |
Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 37 131 | 37 166 | 38 532 | 42 331 | 47 646 | 52 079 | 54 189 | 59 253 | |
Household disposable income | Annual growth % | -0.0 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 7.6 | -6.3 | 5.4 | .. | |
Economic growth | ||||||||||
Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | |
Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 3.1 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 10.1 | 0.1 | -1.2 | .. | |
Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 18.1 | 17.9 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 18.8 | 19.6 | 21.3 | 20.8 | |
Economic structure | ||||||||||
Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | -2.7 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 12.4 | -4.4 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | |
Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.5 | -3.3 | -1.0 | 1.4 | |
Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.2 | |
Government deficits and debt | ||||||||||
Government deficit | % of GDP | 13.3 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 11.1 | 15.1 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 18.8 | |
General government debt | % of GDP | 33.0 | 40.6 | 50.2 | 52.7 | 49.1 | 60.5 | 58.4 | 56.0 | |
General government revenues | % of GDP | 57.5 | 56.3 | 55.5 | 56.7 | 57.3 | 59.1 | 58.7 | 58.8 | |
General government expenditures | % of GDP | 44.2 | 47.1 | 48.3 | 45.6 | 42.3 | 40.6 | 41.0 | 40.0 | |
Expenditure | ||||||||||
Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.5 | .. | |
Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.4 | .. | |
Public social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 24.5 | 23.2 | 21.6 | .. | .. | .. | |
Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | .. | .. | .. | |
Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .. | |
Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.80 | 0.89 | 0.92 | 0.87 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.88 | |
Taxes | ||||||||||
Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 42.9 | 43.1 | 42.3 | 43.3 | 43.5 | 44.0 | 43.6 | 42.1 | |
Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 19.3 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 20.1 | 21.4 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 21.2 | |
Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 13.3 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 10.8 | |
Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 39.2 | 38.6 | 38.1 | 38.1 | 37.2 | 37.4 | 37.5 | 37.7 | |
Trade | ||||||||||
Trade in goods and services | % of GDP | 37.3 | 34.4 | 33.8 | 35.3 | 36.4 | 37.4 | 37.8 | 38.4 | |
Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 26.0 | 24.7 | 29.0 | 33.7 | 48.3 | 57.9 | 56.1 | 83.1 | |
Imports of goods | Bln USD | 33.0 | 34.9 | 39.9 | 48.5 | 55.5 | 64.3 | 80.3 | 94.5 | |
Exports of goods | Bln USD | 59.0 | 59.6 | 67.9 | 82.5 | 103.8 | 122.2 | 136.4 | 177.6 | |
Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | |
Imports of services | Bln USD | 15.8 | 17.8 | 20.6 | 24.3 | 29.2 | 31.7 | 38.9 | 44.2 | |
Exports of services | Bln USD | 18.4 | 19.4 | 21.7 | 25.2 | 29.9 | 33.2 | 40.4 | 44.8 | |
Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 16.1 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 16.3 | 17.3 | 14.1 | 18.5 | |
Foreign direct investment (FDI) | ||||||||||
Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 80 950 | 92 923 | 120 425 | 143 025 | .. | |
Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 79 413 | 76 322 | 95 662 | 121 593 | .. | |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 2 122 | 791 | 3 472 | 2 544 | 5 414 | 6 413 | 4 435 | -95 | |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 807 | 5 760 | 6 065 | 5 317 | 21 970 | 21 321 | 15 589 | 28 074 | |
Prices and interest rates | ||||||||||
Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 3.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 3.8 | |
Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 1.5 | |
Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | -1.9 | -1.7 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.2 | |
Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 8.2 | -2.4 | 19.6 | -2.6 | 2.4 | 17.8 | -10.1 | 18.1 | |
Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 1.9 | -0.4 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 7.8 | |
Long-term interest rates | % | 6.24 | 6.38 | 5.05 | 4.37 | 3.75 | 4.08 | 4.77 | 4.46 | |
Purchasing power and exchange rates | ||||||||||
Purchasing power parities | NOK per USD | 9.18 | 9.11 | 9.12 | 8.99 | 8.90 | 8.90 | 8.99 | 9.10 | |
Exchange rates | NOK per USD | 8.99 | 7.98 | 7.08 | 6.74 | 6.44 | 6.41 | 5.86 | 5.64 | |
Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 114 | 126 | 132 | 130 | 135 | 137 | 146 | 149 | |
Energy supply and prices | ||||||||||
Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 26.1 | 24.7 | 26.9 | 27.9 | 28.2 | 29.1 | 26.9 | 31.0 | |
Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 5.77 | 5.44 | 5.90 | 6.08 | 6.11 | 6.23 | 5.71 | 6.60 | |
TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.16 | |
Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 45.0 | 50.9 | 38.8 | 38.2 | 46.1 | 40.1 | 48.3 | 43.4 | |
Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 23.43 | 24.46 | 30.41 | 39.20 | 53.08 | 58.83 | 70.16 | 80.22 | |
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | ||||||||||
ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
ICT related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23.8 | .. | |
Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | .. | 60.5 | 60.1 | 64.0 | 68.8 | 77.6 | 84.0 | |
Environment | ||||||||||
Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 475 | .. | |
Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 2 862 | 2 923 | 2 702 | 2 671 | 2 546 | 2 402 | 2 520 | .. | |
Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 511 | 554 | 584 | 637 | 657 | 712 | 830 | .. | |
Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 860 | .. | |
Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 830 | .. | |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 33 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 37 | .. | |
Education | ||||||||||
Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34.2 | .. | |
Tertiary entry rates in peer age groups | % | 68.7 | 74.9 | 75.1 | 71.9 | 75.9 | 67.3 | 65.9 | .. | |
Tertiary graduation rates in population at graduation age | % | 40.4 | 38.2 | 39.4 | 44.7 | 40.7 | 42.6 | 43.4 | .. | |
Employment | ||||||||||
Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 56.5 | 56.9 | 55.3 | 54.4 | 52.9 | 53.1 | 55.1 | 58.0 | |
Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 85.1 | 84.4 | 82.9 | 83.1 | 83.2 | 84.4 | 85.8 | 86.8 | |
Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 67.4 | 68.4 | 68.6 | 68.0 | 67.6 | 67.4 | 69.0 | 69.3 | |
Incidence of part-time employment | % | 20.1 | 20.6 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 20.4 | 20.3 | |
Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.8 | |
Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | 9.4 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 10.9 | |
Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | |
Unemployment | ||||||||||
Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | |
Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | |
Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | |
Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 14.5 | 8.8 | 6.0 | |
Labour compensation and hours worked | ||||||||||
Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 7.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | |
Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 429 | 1 414 | 1 399 | 1 417 | 1 420 | 1 414 | 1 417 | 1 422 | |
Research and Development (R&D) | ||||||||||
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | 1.59 | 1.66 | 1.71 | 1.59 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.64 | 1.62 | |
Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 8.6 | .. | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 10.0 | |
Population | ||||||||||
Total population | '000 persons | 4 514 | 4 538 | 4 565 | 4 592 | 4 623 | 4 661 | 4 709 | | 4 707 | |
Population growth rates | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .. | |
Total fertility rates | Children | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | |
Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 20.0 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.1 | |
Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.7 | |
International migration | ||||||||||
Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | 1.8 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 9.0 | |
Foreign-born population | % of population | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.5 | .. | |
Foreign population | % of population | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.7 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 11.1 | 8.9 | 12.5 | 8.9 | 6.1 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | 7.3 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 4.0 | .. | |
Health | ||||||||||
Life expectancy at birth | Years | 78.9 | 79.0 | 79.6 | 80.1 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 80.6 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 76.2 | 76.4 | 77.1 | 77.6 | 77.8 | 78.2 | 78.3 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 81.7 | 81.6 | 82.1 | 82.6 | 82.7 | 82.9 | 82.9 | .. | |
Infant mortality | Per '000 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | .. | |
Society | ||||||||||
Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10.8 | .. | .. | |
Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 8.7 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 8.8 | .. | |
Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | .. | |
Number of tourists | '000 | 2 686 | 2 561 | 2 439 | 2 556 | 2 656 | 2 841 | .. | .. | |
Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 61 | 68 | 61 | 56 | 49 | 52 | 49 | 53 | |
| Note: |: Break Last updated 27 May 2010 | ||||||||||
| Source: For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2010 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2010-en) | ||||||||||