| | Country statistical profile: Norway 2011-2012 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 174.8 | 194.0 | 218.7 | 248.4 | 259.0 | 288.4 | 263.4 | 277.0 |
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 38 299 | 42 258 | 47 319 | 53 288 | 55 042 | 60 480 | 54 568 | 56 648 |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 38 537 | 42 339 | 47 646 | 53 327 | 54 866 | 60 213 | 54 239 | 56 784 |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 4.4 | 3.6 | 7.6 | -6.4 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 1.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | -1.7 | 0.3 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 8.9 | 7.2 | 10.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 7.3 | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 0.2 | 10.2 | 13.3 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 2.5 | -6.8 | -7.4 |
| | Economic structure | |||||||||
| | Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | 0.5 | 12.4 | -4.4 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 5.0 | -5.1 | 11.8 |
| | Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | 0.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | -3.6 | -2.2 | -1.1 | -2.6 | -3.5 |
| | Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | 7.3 | 11.1 | 15.1 | 18.4 | 17.5 | 19.1 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 48.2 | 51.0 | 47.9 | 59.4 | 57.4 | 54.9 | 48.0 | 49.5 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 55.5 | 56.7 | 57.3 | 59.0 | 58.7 | 59.7 | 56.9 | 56.5 |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 48.3 | 45.6 | 42.3 | 40.6 | 41.2 | 40.6 | 46.4 | 46.0 |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.1 | .. |
| | Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | .. |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 24.6 | 23.3 | 21.7 | 20.4 | 20.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | .. | .. |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.92 | 0.87 | 0.94 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.89 | 1.06 | 1.10 |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 42.3 | 43.3 | 43.5 | 44.0 | 43.8 | 42.6 | 41.0 | .. |
| | Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 18.5 | 20.1 | 21.4 | 22.0 | 21.1 | 21.6 | 18.4 | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 11.6 | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 38.1 | 38.1 | 37.2 | 37.4 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 36.9 | 36.8 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 27.3 | 28.5 | 28.2 | 28.4 | 30.4 | 29.6 | 28.1 | 28.6 |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 40.3 | 42.0 | 44.6 | 46.4 | 45.8 | 48.5 | 41.6 | 41.9 |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 28.1 | 34.0 | 48.3 | 57.9 | 56.1 | 82.2 | 45.7 | 54.1 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 39.9 | 48.5 | 55.5 | 64.3 | 80.3 | 90.6 | 69.0 | 77.3 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 67.9 | 82.5 | 103.8 | 122.2 | 136.4 | 172.7 | 114.7 | 131.4 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | -1.9 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 20.6 | 24.3 | 29.2 | 31.2 | 38.9 | 44.5 | 36.7 | 42.3 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 21.7 | 25.2 | 29.9 | 33.1 | 40.4 | 44.8 | 38.4 | 40.4 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 12.3 | 12.7 | 16.3 | 17.3 | 14.1 | 17.9 | 13.4 | 12.9 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | 155 169 | 145 059 | 179 881 | .. |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | 132 417 | 118 554 | 150 872 | .. |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | .. | 5 317 | 21 970 | 21 321 | 13 595 | 25 954 | 28 615 | 12 194 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | .. | 2 544 | 5 414 | 6 413 | 5 803 | 10 766 | 14 070 | 11 856 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.9 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 19.7 | -2.4 | 3.2 | 19.0 | -11.3 | 18.8 | -3.9 | 15.5 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 1.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 5.05 | 4.37 | 3.75 | 4.08 | 4.77 | 4.46 | 4.00 | 3.53 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | NOK per USD | 9.12 | 8.98 | 8.90 | 8.69 | 8.77 | 8.71 | 8.85 | 9.01 |
| | Exchange rates | NOK per USD | 7.08 | 6.74 | 6.44 | 6.41 | 5.86 | 5.64 | 6.29 | 6.04 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 132 | 131 | 136 | 136 | 145 | 146 | 138 | 145 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 27.0 | 26.4 | 26.8 | 27.1 | 27.5 | 29.8 | 28.2 | 30.9 |
| | Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 5.92 | 5.76 | 5.79 | 5.82 | 5.85 | 6.25 | 5.85 | 6.39 |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.16 |
| | Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 38.3 | 40.0 | 48.5 | 42.6 | 46.5 | 44.8 | 43.3 | 37.3 |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 30.41 | 39.20 | 53.08 | 58.83 | 70.16 | 80.22 | 69.08 | 81.06 |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | ICT related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24.1 |
| | Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | .. | 64.0 | .. | .. | 84.0 | 85.6 | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | 620 | .. | .. | .. | 640 | .. |
| | Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 2 701 | 2 672 | 2 546 | 2 401 | 2 539 | 2 437 | 2 529 | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 582 | 637 | 662 | 712 | 842 | 848 | 960 | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 270 | .. |
| | Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | 430 | .. | .. | .. | 470 | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 37 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 37 | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 36.7 | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: non-tertiary, 2008 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 070.3 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2008 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 941.6 | .. | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 55.3 | 54.4 | 52.9 | 53.1 | 55.1 | 58.0 | 53.2 | 52.0 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 82.9 | 83.1 | 83.2 | 84.4 | 85.8 | 86.8 | 86.0 | 84.7 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 68.6 | 68.0 | 67.6 | 67.4 | 69.0 | 69.3 | 68.7 | 68.6 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 21.0 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.1 |
| | Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | |
| | Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
| | Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| | Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
| | Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 6.4 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 14.5 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 9.5 |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 4.8 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 2.9 |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 399 | 1 417 | 1 420 | 1 414 | 1 419 | 1 423 | 1 407 | 1 414 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | 1.71 | 1.59 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 1.76 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.1 | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 4 565 | 4 592 | 4 623 | 4 661 | 4 709 | 4 768 | 4 829 | 4 889 |
| | Population growth rates | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| | Total fertility rates | Children | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 19.9 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.8 |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 15.0 |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 8.6 |
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 10.9 | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.9 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 4.0 | .. | .. | .. | 2.9 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 12.5 | .. | .. | .. | 10.2 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 3.9 | .. | .. | .. | 2.2 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 8.5 | .. | .. | .. | 6.6 | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 79.6 | 80.0 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 80.6 | 80.8 | 81.0 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 77.1 | 77.6 | 77.8 | 78.2 | 78.3 | 78.4 | 78.7 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 82.1 | 82.5 | 82.7 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 83.2 | 83.2 | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | .. |
| | Overweight and obese aged 15 and over | % of population | .. | .. | 43.0 | .. | .. | 46.0 | .. | .. |
| | Society | |||||||||
| | Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10.9 | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 10.6 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 9.4 | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 19 237 | 21 389 | 21 726 | 22 596 | 22 521 | 22 457 | 22 124 | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 59 240 | 59 737 | 60 530 | 60 961 | 62 652 | 66 298 | .. | |
| | Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 61 | 56 | 49 | 52 | 49 | 53 | 45 | .. |
| Last updated: 18 January 2012 | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Factbook statistics. For explanatory notes, seeOECD Factbook 2011-2012(DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2011-en) | ||||||||||