GDP per person employed in Norway
Norway: GDP per person employed was 180,933 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Norway, 1991–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
Norway recorded 180,933 constant 2021 PPP $ for gdp per person employed in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Norway peaked at 180,933 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 122,191 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1991.
Norway ranks 6th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 135,373 constant 2021 PPP $ | 122,191 constant 2021 PPP $ | 145,212 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 156,929 constant 2021 PPP $ | 148,864 constant 2021 PPP $ | 162,748 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 166,708 constant 2021 PPP $ | 160,093 constant 2021 PPP $ | 173,313 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 177,469 constant 2021 PPP $ | 171,282 constant 2021 PPP $ | 180,933 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Norway
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 66.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 89.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 80.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 65.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 78.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Norway?
- Gdp per person employed in Norway was 180,933 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 180,933 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,191 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1991.
- How does Norway rank for gdp per person employed?
- Norway ranks 6th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.