Norway Fiscal Balance Over Time (1980–2026)

Global Statistics and Country Indicators

Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)

Global rank: 3 / 189

Data table

1980	5.2%	1992	-2.1%	2004	10.8%	2016	3.9%
1981	4.6%	1993	-1.7%	2005	14.7%	2017	4.8%
1982	3.7%	1994	0%	2006	17.7%	2018	7.6%
1983	5.8%	1995	3%	2007	16.8%	2019	6.3%
1984	6.7%	1996	6%	2008	18.3%	2020	-2.5%
1985	9.5%	1997	7.4%	2009	10%	2021	9.9%
1986	5.5%	1998	3.1%	2010	10.6%	2022	24.7%
1987	4.2%	1999	5.8%	2011	13%	2023	15.9%
1988	2.4%	2000	15.1%	2012	13.4%	2024	12.8%
1989	1.6%	2001	13.2%	2013	10.3%	2025	9.3%
1990	2%	2002	9.1%	2014	8.3%	2026	10.2%
1991	-0.1%	2003	7.2%	2015	5.8%

Fiscal Balance (Local currency - NOK)

Data table

1980	16.36B	1992	-16.8B	2004	193.7B	2016	125.8B
1981	16.65B	1993	-14.06B	2005	294B	2017	164.7B
1982	14.96B	1994	370M	2006	397.8B	2018	279.5B
1983	25.78B	1995	28.52B	2007	402.1B	2019	234.6B
1984	33.78B	1996	63.36B	2008	485.9B	2020	-88.6B
1985	53.24B	1997	83.91B	2009	248.7B	2021	444.8B
1986	32.13B	1998	35.67B	2010	283.2B	2022	1.46T
1987	26.87B	1999	72.38B	2011	373B	2023	841.2B
1988	15.74B	2000	227.1B	2012	408.1B	2024	688.2B
1989	11B	2001	206.4B	2013	327.8B	2025	515.6B
1990	14.66B	2002	141.2B	2014	271B	2026	589.5B
1991	-939M	2003	117B	2015	187.4B

Primary Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)

Global rank: 1 / 182

Data table

1980	5.6%	1992	-4.8%	2004	8.9%	2016	1.5%
1981	4.6%	1993	-3.9%	2005	12.8%	2017	2.5%
1982	3.4%	1994	-1.6%	2006	15.6%	2018	5.5%
1983	5.4%	1995	1.5%	2007	14%	2019	4.3%
1984	5.5%	1996	4.7%	2008	15.2%	2020	-4.4%
1985	8.2%	1997	6.3%	2009	7.7%	2021	8.7%
1986	3.6%	1998	2.1%	2010	8.6%	2022	23.4%
1987	1.7%	1999	4.3%	2011	11%	2023	13.5%
1988	-0.6%	2000	13.5%	2012	11.6%	2024	9.5%
1989	-1.3%	2001	11.4%	2013	8.5%	2025	4.5%
1990	-1%	2002	7%	2014	6.1%	2026	6.8%
1991	-3.2%	2003	5.4%	2015	3.3%

Primary Fiscal Balance (Local currency - NOK)

Data table

1980	17.67B	1992	-39.03B	2004	160B	2016	47.84B
1981	16.75B	1993	-33.33B	2005	256.5B	2017	85.35B
1982	13.7B	1994	-14.51B	2006	350.8B	2018	203B
1983	24.13B	1995	14.39B	2007	335.6B	2019	160.2B
1984	27.86B	1996	49.69B	2008	405.2B	2020	-158.2B
1985	45.84B	1997	70.89B	2009	191.5B	2021	391.6B
1986	20.81B	1998	23.79B	2010	229.8B	2022	1.39T
1987	10.96B	1999	54.32B	2011	315.5B	2023	717.2B
1988	-3.94B	2000	202.9B	2012	354B	2024	513.5B
1989	-9.35B	2001	177.5B	2013	269.2B	2025	246B
1990	-7.17B	2002	109.4B	2014	199.3B	2026	396.8B
1991	-25.22B	2003	87.62B	2015	107.6B