Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Norway
Norway: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 63.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Norway, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Norway stood at 63.9%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Norway peaked at 67.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 2024.
Norway ranks 20th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.1% | — |
| 2001 | 65.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 67.2% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 67.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 65.1% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 63.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.2% | 65.1% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 66.0% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 63.9% | 66.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More infrastructure data for Norway
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 73,208 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.31 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0131 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 73,208 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Norway?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Norway was 63.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Norway ranks 20th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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