Norway (2025)
42.9
% of GDP (current prices)
+1.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+1.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Norway Compensation of Employees (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP (current prices) YoY Change
2025 42.9 +1.1pp
2024 41.8 +1.8pp
2023 40 +6.7pp
2022 33.3 -7.4pp
2021 40.7 -7pp
2020 47.7 +1.9pp
2019 45.8 +2pp
2018 43.8 -1pp
2017 44.8 -1.5pp
2016 46.3 +0.9pp
2015 45.4 +1.6pp
2014 43.8 +0.7pp
2013 43.1 +0.8pp
2012 42.3 +0.2pp
2011 42.1 -0.7pp
2010 42.8 -1.5pp
2009 44.3 +4.1pp
2008 40.2 -0.6pp
2007 40.8 +1.5pp
2006 39.3 -1pp

About this Dataset

Norway recorded 42.9 % of GDP (current prices) in 2025. The latest change was +1.1pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 33.3 in 2022 to 47.7 in 2020.

This page tracks compensation of employees (wages, salaries, and social contributions) as a share of GDP in Norway from 2000 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks compensation of employees (wages, salaries, and social contributions) as a share of GDP in Norway from 2000 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).

The series peaked at 47.7 % of GDP (current prices) in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 33.3 in 2022. The latest reading of 42.9 in 2025 represents a change of +1.1pp.