Inflation, consumer prices in Norway
Norway: Inflation, consumer prices was 3.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, consumer prices in Norway, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, inflation, consumer prices in Norway stood at 3.1%.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, consumer prices in Norway peaked at 13.6% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1960.
That places Norway 96th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 0.4% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 4.5% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 4.5% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.3% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 1.3% | 5.8% | 6 |
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- 99 Equatorial Guinea 2.9% compare
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 inflation, consumer prices in Norway?
- Inflation, consumer prices in Norway was 3.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest inflation, consumer prices recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 1981.
- What is the lowest inflation, consumer prices recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1960.
- How does Norway rank for inflation, consumer prices?
- Norway ranks 96th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Inflation, consumer prices (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.