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 2016 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 62 434 | 56 164 | 58 816 | 62 738 | 65 394 | 66 812 | 65 705 | 66 001 |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 62 151 | 56 476 | 59 444 | 63 328 | 65 932 | 67 491 | 67 100 | .. |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 0.4 | -1.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.5 | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 0.9 | -6.8 | -6.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 0.0 | -4.0 |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| | Industry | % | 39.5 | 32.8 | 33.7 | 36.0 | 35.3 | 34.0 | 32.5 | 29.2 |
| | Trade, transport, accomm., restaurants, communication | % | 18.0 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 17.8 | .. |
| | Finance, insurance, real estate, business | % | 16.4 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 18.9 | 19.2 | .. |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 O - U) | % | 19.5 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.4 | 23.0 | .. |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | 18.7 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 10.8 | 8.7 | 5.7 |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 54.2 | 48.1 | 48.4 | 33.8 | 34.5 | 35.1 | 32.5 | 37.8 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 58.9 | 56.4 | 56.0 | 57.3 | 56.8 | 54.8 | 54.4 | 54.2 |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 40.2 | 46.1 | 45.0 | 43.8 | 42.9 | 44.0 | 45.6 | 48.5 |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | .. | .. | |
| | Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | 1.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 19.5 | 22.8 | 22.4 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 22.0 | 22.0 | .. |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 1.9 | 2.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 4.5 | 5.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.89 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 0.96 | 0.93 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 42.1 | 42.0 | 42.6 | 42.5 | 42.2 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 21.2 | 19.2 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 20.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 10.9 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 11.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 37.6 | 37.3 | 37.3 | 37.6 | 37.4 | 37.3 | 36.9 | 36.6 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 29.0 | 27.9 | 28.6 | 28.5 | 27.7 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 31.3 |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 45.9 | 39.2 | 39.8 | 41.3 | 40.6 | 39.2 | 38.7 | 37.0 |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | .. | .. | 54.1 | .. | 73.7 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | .. | .. | 77.3 | .. | 87.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | .. | .. | 131.4 | .. | 161.0 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -4.8 | -1.9 | -3.4 | -6.8 | -9.0 | -9.3 | .. | .. |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 45.8 | 36.6 | 44.3 | 46.2 | 47.5 | 49.3 | .. | .. |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 41.4 | 34.4 | 40.7 | 39.7 | 38.2 | 40.2 | .. | .. |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 15.7 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 14.3 | 11.0 | .. | .. |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | 188 002 | 207 342 | 236 524 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 118 554 | 148 315 | 174 569 | 182 581 | 211 764 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 10 237 | 16 637 | 17 043 | 20 608 | 16 655 | 9 327 | .. | .. |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 20 376 | 19 159 | 23 238 | 19 901 | 19 791 | 17 909 | .. | .. |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 18.8 | -3.9 | 15.5 | 1.6 | -10.7 | 8.5 | -4.0 | -3.7 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 7.8 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 | -1.7 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 4.46 | 4.00 | 3.53 | 3.14 | 2.10 | 2.58 | 2.52 | 1.57 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | NOK per USD | 8.75 | 8.96 | 9.01 | 8.98 | 9.03 | 9.05 | 9.34 | 9.17 |
| | Exchange rates | NOK per USD | 5.64 | 6.29 | 6.04 | 5.60 | 5.82 | 5.88 | 6.30 | 8.06 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 146 | 140 | 146 | 152 | 153 | 155 | 151 | 127 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 29.8 | 29.8 | 32.3 | 28.1 | 29.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.12 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 44.9 | 40.9 | 36.1 | 42.8 | 46.9 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 80.22 | 69.08 | 81.06 | 111.18 | 108.23 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Exports of ICT goods | Mln USD | 2 116 | 1 771 | 1 869 | 1 655 | 1 278 | .. | .. | .. |
| | ICT related occupations: business sector employment | % | .. | .. | .. | 3.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | .. | 89.8 | 92.2 | 92.7 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 026 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | 2 697 | 2 838 | 2 451 | 2 280 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | .. | 962 | 1 020 | 1 144 | 1 326 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 2 324 | 2 269 | 2 295 | 2 392 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste per capita | Kg | 490 | 470 | 470 | 490 | 480 | .. | .. | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 38 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 36 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | 38.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | 12 255 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | 13 852 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | 18 512 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 7.0 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 10.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 58.0 | 53.2 | 52.0 | 51.4 | 52.7 | 52.4 | 50.9 | .. |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 86.8 | 86.0 | 84.7 | 84.7 | 84.6 | 84.1 | 83.9 | .. |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 69.3 | 68.7 | 68.6 | 69.6 | 70.9 | 71.1 | 72.2 | .. |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 18.8 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.2 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate, men: male employment | % | 10.9 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.8 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate, women: female employment | % | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | .. |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| | Unemployment rate, men: male labour force | % | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| | Unemployment rate, women: female labour force | % | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 6.0 | 7.7 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 11.8 | .. |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 5.9 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 430 | 1 407 | 1 415 | 1 421 | 1 420 | 1 408 | 1 427 | .. |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 4 793 | 4 816 | 4 747 | 4 896 | 5 049 | 5 196 | 5 377 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.7 | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 4 768 | 4 829 | 4 889 | 4 953 | 5 019 | 5 080 | 4 904 | |
| | Population growth rates | % | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .. | |
| | Total fertility rates | Children | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 17.8 | |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 14.7 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 16.7 | |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | 12.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | 8.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | 6.4 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 7.0 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | 4.4 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 5.5 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 80.8 | 81.0 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.5 | 81.8 | .. | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 78.4 | 78.7 | 79.0 | 79.1 | 79.5 | 79.8 | .. | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 83.2 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.6 | 83.5 | 83.8 | .. | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | .. | .. |
| | Obesity rate ages 15 and over | % of population | 10.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | 10.6 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 12.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 25 219 | 23 605 | 24 272 | 23 806 | 24 297 | 25 819 | 26 358 | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 65 221 | 65 809 | 66 766 | 67 678 | 68 465 | 70 713 | .. | |
| | Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 53 | 44 | 43 | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Last updated: 27 April 2016; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Factbook statistics. For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2015-2016 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2015-en) | ||||||||||