Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Norway
Norway: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 37.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
37.6%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
19th
of 114 countries
All-time high
39.9%
in 2012
All-time low
36.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Norway, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Norway recorded 37.6% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Norway peaked at 39.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 2000.
Norway ranks 19th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.7% | — |
| 2001 | 37.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 39.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 38.3% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.6% | 36.7% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 38.3% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 37.4% | 38.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More poverty & inequality data for Norway
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,220 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 52.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.44 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 41.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Norway?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Norway was 37.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Norway ranks 19th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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