Norway - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Norway was 26.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 26.55 in 2020, while its lowest value was 15.71 in 1970.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 15.71
1971 16.46
1972 16.76
1973 16.93
1974 17.14
1975 18.14
1976 18.87
1977 19.12
1978 19.73
1979 19.34
1980 18.69
1981 18.59
1982 19.00
1983 18.95
1984 18.19
1985 17.90
1986 19.02
1987 19.98
1988 19.93
1989 20.02
1990 20.28
1991 21.01
1992 21.95
1993 21.97
1994 21.63
1995 20.96
1996 20.37
1997 19.98
1998 21.37
1999 21.02
2000 18.89
2001 20.06
2002 21.67
2003 21.99
2004 20.80
2005 19.44
2006 18.64
2007 18.73
2008 18.51
2009 21.60
2010 21.34
2011 20.92
2012 20.74
2013 21.11
2014 21.87
2015 23.24
2016 24.36
2017 24.01
2018 23.25
2019 24.35
2020 26.55

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts