{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"no-government-deficit-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/no-government-deficit-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/no-government-deficit-gdp/","title":"Norway Government Deficit (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Norway's Government Deficit (% of GDP): 10.5 % of GDP in 2025, -2.2pp YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10A_MAIN), 2000–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Macroeconomics","Eurostat","Norway","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Norway","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Norway Government Deficit (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/GOV_10A_MAIN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Norway"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Norway (2025)","value":"10.5","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Norway Government Deficit (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":15.1},{"period":"2001","value":13.2},{"period":"2002","value":9.1},{"period":"2003","value":7.2},{"period":"2004","value":10.8},{"period":"2005","value":14.7},{"period":"2006","value":17.7},{"period":"2007","value":16.8},{"period":"2008","value":18.3},{"period":"2009","value":10},{"period":"2010","value":10.6},{"period":"2011","value":13},{"period":"2012","value":13.4},{"period":"2013","value":10.3},{"period":"2014","value":8.3},{"period":"2015","value":5.8},{"period":"2016","value":3.9},{"period":"2017","value":4.8},{"period":"2018","value":7.5},{"period":"2019","value":6.3},{"period":"2020","value":-2.6},{"period":"2021","value":10},{"period":"2022","value":24.6},{"period":"2023","value":15.9},{"period":"2024","value":12.7},{"period":"2025","value":10.5}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"10.5","yoyChange":"-2.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"12.7","yoyChange":"-3.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"15.9","yoyChange":"-8.7pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"24.6","yoyChange":"+14.6pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"10.0","yoyChange":"+12.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"-2.6","yoyChange":"-8.9pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"6.3","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"7.5","yoyChange":"+2.7pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"4.8","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"5.8","yoyChange":"-2.5pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"8.3","yoyChange":"-2.0pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"10.3","yoyChange":"-3.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"13.4","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"13.0","yoyChange":"+2.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"10.6","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"10.0","yoyChange":"-8.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"18.3","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"16.8","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"17.7","yoyChange":"+3.0pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Norway from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 24.6 % of GDP in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of -2.6 in 2020. The latest reading of 10.5 in 2025 represents a change of -2.2pp."}]}