Final consumption expenditure in Norway
Norway: Final consumption expenditure was 2.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in Norway, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Norway recorded 2.3% for final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is up 54.5% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Norway peaked at 7.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, -2.9%, in 2020.
Norway ranks 116th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 0.2% | 6.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | -1.8% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 1.9% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 1.9% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -2.9% | 5.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Norway
- DEC alternative conversion factor 10.4 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -56.92 billion current LCU (2022)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -5.92 billion current US$ (2022)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 488.47 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 46.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 167.61 billion current LCU (2022)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 17.43 billion current US$ (2022)
- GNI per capita 1.02 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 97,310 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 5.72 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Norway?
- Final consumption expenditure in Norway was 2.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 1985.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.9% in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Norway ranks 116th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.