Government health spending as a share of GDP in Norway
Norway: Government health spending as a share of GDP was 8.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
15th
of 59 countries
All-time high
9.4%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 1890
Years of data
72
1880–2025
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Norway, 1880–2025
Source: OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government health spending as a share of gdp in Norway is 8.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government health spending as a share of gdp in Norway peaked at 9.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, 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.
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 0.2% | — |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 1900 | 0.3% | +154.5% |
| 1910 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 1920 | 0.3% | +14.8% |
| 1930 | 0.6% | +106.5% |
| 1960 | 2.0% | +219.0% |
| 1961 | 2.2% | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 2.3% | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 2.8% | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 2.9% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 3.0% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 3.3% | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 3.6% | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 3.8% | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 4.4% | +16.0% |
| 1973 | 4.5% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 4.5% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.0% | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 5.2% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 5.5% | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 5.6% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 5.3% | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 5.4% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 5.6% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 5.3% | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 5.3% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 5.7% | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 6.0% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 5.9% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 6.2% | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 8.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 6.5% | 9.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government health spending as a share of gdp in Norway?
- Government health spending as a share of gdp in Norway was 8.0% in 2025, according to OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government health spending as a share of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government health spending as a share of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1890.
- How does Norway rank for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Norway ranks 15th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government health spending as a share of 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 OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.