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Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Norway economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Norway best banks and safest banks are also available.
The current wave of consolidation includes a three-way merger deal between Skagerrak Sparebank, Andebu Sparebank and Larvikbanken in southeast Norway.
USD 75.26 billion (2020)
World Bank, last updated 12/16/2021
USD 445.51 billion (2021 estimate)
IMF - World Economic Outlook, October 2021
USD 378.42 billion (2021 estimate)
IMF - World Economic Outlook, October 2021
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | 2021* |
2.3% | 1.1% | 0.9% | –0.8% | 3% |
*Estimate
USD 82,244.23 (2021 estimate)
IMF - World Economic Outlook, October 2021
USD 69,858.90 (2021 estimate)
IMF - World Economic Outlook, October 2021
(2021 estimate)
2.2% (2019)
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | 2021* |
1.9% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 1.3% | 2.6% |
*Estimate
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | 2021* |
4.2% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
*Estimate
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | 2021* |
38.6% | 39.7% | 40.9% | 41.4% | 42.7% |
*Estimate
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020* | 2021* |
2.6% | 5.7% | 4.3% | –8.1% | –8% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: AAA
Moody's: Aaa
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (January 2022)
DNB, Equinor, Telenor, Yara International, Norsk Hydro, Storebrand, Sparebanken Nord-Norge, Gjensidige Forsikring
Forbes Global 2000 (2021)
USD 32 billion (2021 estimate)
IMF - World Economic Outlook, October 2021
7.2% (2021 estimate)
IMF - World Economic Outlook, October 2021
32.2% (2020)
World Bank - World Development Indicators (updated Feb 2022)
0.48% (2020)
0.7% (2020)
Crude petroleum, natural gas, fish, refined petroleum, aluminum (2019)
Cars, refined petroleum, broadcasting equipment, natural gas, crude petroleum (2019)
United Kingdom 18%, Germany 14%, Netherlands 10%, Sweden 9%, France 6%, United States 5% (2019)
Sweden 17%, Germany 12%, China 8%, Denmark 7%, United States 6%, United Kingdom 5%, Netherlands 5% (2019)
2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
USD 226 million | USD 16.3 billion | USD –2.4 billion |
2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
USD 11.4 million | USD 5.6 million | USD 1.1 billion |
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
USD 1.2 billion | USD 119 million | USD 5.8 billion | USD 4.1 billion |
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Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking:
9 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 25 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 22 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 44 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 15 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 94 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 21 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 34 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 22 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 3 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 5 out of 190 countries
World Bank - Doing Business 2020
53 out of 141 countries
(2019)
Ranking: 14 / Score: 76.9 (Mostly Free)
The Heritage Foundation - 2022 Index of Economic Freedom
Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran - official) 70.6%, Muslim 3.2%, Roman Catholic 3%, other Christian 3.7%, other 2.5%, unspecified 17% (2016 est.)
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020* |
4.25 million | 4.5 million | 4.91 million | 5.21 million | 5.39 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
49.9% | 70.5% | 76% | 82.2% |
0.2% (last available estimate, 2015)
27.5 (last available estimate, 2015)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
Free
Political Rights: 1
Civil Liberties: 1 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed: 10.6% Mobile: 107.2% (2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)