Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD
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| Country statistical profile: Norway 2013 | |||||||||
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| | Unit | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Production and income | |||||||||
| GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 47 640 | 53 775 | 55 845 | 61 332 | 54 803 | 57 454 | 61 047 | 65 638 |
| Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 48 169 | 53 813 | 55 669 | 61 049 | 55 112 | 58 131 | 61 389 | 66 934 |
| Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 7.8 | -6.4 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| Economic growth | |||||||||
| Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.1 | -1.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 9.6 | -0.5 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 8.2 |
| Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 13.5 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 0.2 | -7.5 | -8.0 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Economic structure - value added | |||||||||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing: share of real value added | % | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Industry: share of real value added | % | 38.0 | 39.8 | 36.6 | 39.8 | 33.0 | 33.9 | 36.5 | 36.6 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, business: share of real value added | % | 16.5 | 16.0 | 17.4 | 16.6 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 18.3 | 18.8 |
| Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| Government deficit | % of GDP | 15.0 | 18.3 | 17.3 | 18.8 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
| General government debt | % of GDP | 47.6 | 58.7 | 56.6 | 55.2 | 49.0 | 49.3 | 33.9 | 34.4 |
| General government revenues | % of GDP | 56.8 | 58.3 | 57.6 | 58.6 | 56.7 | 56.3 | 57.3 | 57.2 |
| General government expenditures | % of GDP | 41.8 | 40.0 | 40.3 | 39.8 | 46.2 | 45.2 | 43.9 | 43.4 |
| Expenditure | |||||||||
| Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 |
| Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 21.6 | 20.3 | 20.5 | 19.8 | 23.3 | 23.0 | 22.4 | 22.3 |
| Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.4 | .. | .. | .. |
| Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | .. | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.89 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.00 | .. |
| Taxes | |||||||||
| Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 43.2 | 43.5 | 42.9 | 42.1 | 42.4 | 42.9 | 43.2 | .. |
| Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 21.3 | 21.8 | 20.5 | 21.2 | 19.4 | 20.2 | 21.0 | .. |
| Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.4 | .. |
| Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 29.0 | 29.1 | 29.5 | 29.6 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 29.4 | 29.4 |
| Trade | |||||||||
| Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 27.8 | 28.2 | 30.5 | 29.5 | 27.7 | 28.5 | 28.2 | 27.5 |
| Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 44.1 | 45.4 | 44.1 | 46.8 | 40.0 | 40.5 | 41.5 | 40.7 |
| Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 48.3 | 57.9 | 56.1 | 82.2 | 45.7 | 54.1 | 68.5 | .. |
| Imports of goods | Bln USD | 55.5 | 64.3 | 80.3 | 90.6 | 69.0 | 77.3 | 90.8 | 87.3 |
| Exports of goods | Bln USD | 103.8 | 122.2 | 136.4 | 172.7 | 114.7 | 131.4 | 159.4 | 161.0 |
| Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 0.2 | -0.2 | -3.3 | -4.8 | -1.9 | -3.4 | -7.3 | -9.6 |
| Imports of services | Bln USD | 29.1 | 31.5 | 40.5 | 46.2 | 36.4 | 44.1 | 45.1 | 46.5 |
| Exports of services | Bln USD | 29.4 | 31.3 | 37.2 | 41.4 | 34.5 | 40.7 | 37.7 | 36.9 |
| Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 16.5 | 16.4 | 12.5 | 15.9 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 14.4 |
| Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 95 851 | 118 447 | 155 169 | 145 059 | 168 871 | 188 002 | 207 342 | 236 524 |
| Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 81 474 | 97 550 | 132 417 | 118 554 | 148 315 | 174 569 | 182 581 | 211 764 |
| Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 2 181 | 10 524 | 7 993 | 10 237 | 16 637 | 17 043 | 19 617 | 12 732 |
| Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 23 682 | 20 680 | 10 442 | 20 376 | 19 159 | 23 238 | 26 514 | 20 766 |
| Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
| Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 3.2 | 19.0 | -11.3 | 18.8 | -3.9 | 15.5 | 1.6 | -10.7 |
| Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 2.8 |
| Long-term interest rates | % | 3.75 | 4.08 | 4.77 | 4.46 | 4.00 | 3.53 | 3.14 | 2.10 |
| Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| Purchasing power parities | NOK per USD | 8.90 | 8.70 | 8.78 | 8.75 | 9.01 | 9.06 | 9.09 | 8.82 |
| Exchange rates | NOK per USD | 6.44 | 6.41 | 5.86 | 5.64 | 6.29 | 6.04 | 5.60 | 5.82 |
| Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 136 | 136 | 145 | 146 | 141 | 146 | 153 | 149 |
| Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 26.8 | 27.1 | 27.5 | 29.8 | 28.2 | 32.5 | 29.9 | .. |
| TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.13 | .. |
| Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 48.5 | 42.6 | 46.5 | 44.9 | 43.1 | 36.1 | 40.1 | .. |
| Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 53.08 | 58.83 | 70.16 | 80.22 | 69.08 | 81.06 | 111.18 | .. |
| Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| ICT related occupations: business sector employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6.2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Households with access to the Internet | % | 64.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 89.8 | 92.2 | .. |
| Environment | |||||||||
| Water abstractions | Mln m3 | 2 860 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 030 | .. | .. |
| Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 2 546 | 2 401 | 2 539 | 2 437 | 2 537 | 2 674 | .. | .. |
| Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 662 | 712 | 842 | 848 | 962 | 1 008 | .. | .. |
| Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 300 | 2 300 | .. | |
| Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | 470 | .. | .. | |
| CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 39 | .. | .. |
| Education | |||||||||
| Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 32.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 37.3 | .. | .. |
| Expenditure per student: non-tertiary, 2009 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 971 | .. | .. | .. |
| Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2009 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 269 | .. | .. | .. |
| Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | .. | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | .. | .. |
| Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | .. | 9.1 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 9.4 | 9.0 | .. | .. |
| Employment | |||||||||
| Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 52.9 | 53.1 | 55.1 | 58.0 | 53.2 | 52.0 | 51.4 | 52.7 |
| Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 83.2 | 84.4 | 85.8 | 86.8 | 86.0 | 84.7 | 84.7 | 84.6 |
| Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 67.6 | 67.4 | 69.0 | 69.3 | 68.7 | 68.6 | 69.6 | 70.9 |
| Incidence of part-time employment | % | 20.8 | 21.1 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 19.8 |
| Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 6.9 | |
| Self-employment rate, men: male employment | % | 10.2 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 9.4 |
| Self-employment rate, women: female employment | % | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | |||||||||
| Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment rate, men: male labour force | % | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment rate, women: female labour force | % | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 9.5 | 14.5 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 8.7 |
| Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 4.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 423 | 1 420 | 1 426 | 1 430 | 1 407 | 1 415 | 1 421 | 1 420 |
| Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 3 316 | 3 500 | 3 829 | 4 023 | 4 044 | 3 974 | 4 112 | .. |
| Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | .. |
| Population | |||||||||
| Total population | '000 persons | 4 623 | 4 661 | 4 709 | 4 768 | 4 829 | 4 889 | 4 953 | |
| Population growth rates | % | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | |
| Total fertility rates | Children | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | .. | .. |
| Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.6 | |
| Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.2 | |
| International migration | |||||||||
| Foreign-born population | % of population | 8.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10.0 | .. | .. |
| Foreign population | % of population | 4.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5.6 | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 2.2 | .. | .. | .. | 2.9 | .. |
| Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 4.9 | .. | .. | .. | 8.3 | .. |
| Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 2.2 | .. | .. | .. | 2.5 | .. |
| Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 4.7 | .. | .. | .. | 7.0 | .. |
| Health | |||||||||
| Life expectancy at birth | Years | 80.3 | 80.6 | 80.6 | 80.8 | 81.0 | 81.2 | 81.4 | .. |
| Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 77.8 | 78.2 | 78.3 | 78.4 | 78.7 | 79.0 | 79.1 | .. |
| Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 82.7 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 83.2 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.6 | .. |
| Infant mortality | Per '000 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| Overweight and obese aged 15 and over | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 46.0 | .. | .. |
| Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | 7.5 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | .. |
| Transport | |||||||||
| Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 22 673 | 22 765 | 22 890 | 24 057 | 22 767 | 23 348 | .. | .. |
| Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 61 542 | 62 496 | 64 388 | 65 734 | 66 294 | 67 032 | .. | .. |
| Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 49 | 52 | 49 | 53 | 45 | 43 | .. | .. |
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Source: OECD Factbook statistics. For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2013 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2013-en) |