Public health expenditure share gdp in Norway
Norway: Public health expenditure share gdp was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
15th
of 59 countries
All-time high
9.45
in 2020
All-time low
0.11
in 1890
Years of data
72
1880–2025
Public health expenditure share gdp in Norway, 1880–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public health expenditure share gdp in Norway is 8, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public health expenditure share gdp in Norway peaked at 9.45 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.11, in 1890.
Norway ranks 15th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 72 years of available data.
Public health expenditure share gdp in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 0.22 | — |
| 1890 | 0.11 | -50.0% |
| 1900 | 0.28 | +154.5% |
| 1910 | 0.27 | -3.6% |
| 1920 | 0.31 | +14.8% |
| 1930 | 0.64 | +106.5% |
| 1960 | 2.04 | +219.0% |
| 1961 | 2.16 | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 2.31 | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 2.46 | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 2.54 | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 2.53 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 2.84 | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 2.92 | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 3.03 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 3.27 | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 3.64 | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 3.81 | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 4.42 | +16.0% |
| 1973 | 4.52 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 4.53 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 5 | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 5.19 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 5.46 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 5.62 | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 5.3 | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 5.33 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 5.36 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 5.49 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 5.65 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 5.34 | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 5.29 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 5.71 | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 6.01 | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 5.91 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 5.65 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 5.88 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 6.21 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 6.38 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 6.26 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 6.19 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 6.14 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.06 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 6.3 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 6.91 | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 6.92 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.32 | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 6.66 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 7.47 | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 7.65 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 7.29 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 6.86 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 6.52 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 6.62 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.56 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.48 | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 7.35 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 7.21 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 7.22 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 7.35 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 7.7 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 8.34 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 8.7 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 8.42 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 8.26 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 8.62 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 9.45 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 8.14 | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 6.54 | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 7.7 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 7.96 | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.75, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Norway's 8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.39, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public health expenditure share gdp in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +219.0% | 0.64 | 2.04 |
| 1900 | +154.5% | 0.11 | 0.28 |
| 1930 | +106.5% | 0.31 | 0.64 |
| 1890 | -50.0% | 0.22 | 0.11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 1 |
| 1960s | 2.61 | 2.04 | 3.27 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.75 | 3.64 | 5.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.58 | 5.29 | 6.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.33 | 5.88 | 6.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.94 | 6.32 | 7.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.92 | 7.21 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.96 | 6.54 | 9.45 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More health data for Norway
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -7.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0238 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0617 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public health expenditure share gdp in Norway?
- Public health expenditure share gdp in Norway was 8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 9.45 in 2020.
- What is the lowest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 in 1890.
- How does Norway rank for public health expenditure share gdp?
- Norway ranks 15th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public health expenditure share gdp rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public health expenditure share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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