External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 12.321 | 12.048 | 12.373 | 16.458 | 16.330 | 12.418 | 15.820 | 10.760 | 11.029 | 12.520 | 12.435 | 10.231 | 11.017 | 7.998 | 4.021 |
Exchange rate, national currency per USD | Norwegian Krone |  | 7.986 | 7.078 | 6.739 | 6.441 | 6.415 | 5.858 | 5.648 | 6.290 | 6.042 | 5.605 | 5.815 | 5.877 | 6.302 | 8.064 | 8.400 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 74 002 199 687.989 | 74 913 715 235.749 | 81 660 604 056.877 | 88 124 442 709.797 | 96 122 644 850.483 | 105 754 146 199.940 | 109 139 627 980.963 | 97 883 540 186.114 | 106 121 801 886.227 | 110 308 513 973.286 | 113 460 241 484.169 | 119 102 672 905.332 | 121 487 447 955.578 | 123 837 601 235.554 | 127 147 534 186.747 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 106 420 815 108.998 | 106 797 925 916.392 | 110 884 688 969.878 | 114 433 724 296.775 | 117 865 698 849.180 | 123 631 258 660.744 | 125 417 595 486.912 | 116 884 395 301.262 | 121 381 482 257.905 | 122 918 373 915.920 | 125 659 652 712.826 | 127 257 251 329.176 | 130 755 627 267.871 | 134 970 895 553.636 | 137 404 362 574.497 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 138 839 430 530.007 | 138 682 136 597.035 | 140 108 773 882.880 | 140 743 005 883.752 | 139 608 752 847.876 | 141 508 371 121.547 | 141 695 562 992.862 | 135 885 250 416.411 | 136 641 162 629.582 | 135 528 233 858.554 | 137 859 063 941.483 | 135 411 829 753.021 | 140 023 806 580.163 | 146 104 189 871.717 | 147 661 190 962.248 |
Government accounts | Gross public debt, Maastricht criterion as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 33.776 | 41.830 | 43.079 | 41.727 | 52.410 | 49.548 | 47.315 | 42.326 | 42.770 | 29.026 | 30.124 | 30.887 | 28.655 | 33.395 | 37.211 |
General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio |  | 39.189 | 48.511 | 50.362 | 47.380 | 58.269 | 56.084 | 54.776 | 48.837 | 49.232 | 34.721 | 36.037 | 36.617 | 35.091 | 40.525 | 44.509 |
General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 9.041 | 7.212 | 10.856 | 14.764 | 17.938 | 17.095 | 18.633 | 10.239 | 10.923 | 13.348 | 13.763 | 10.668 | 8.623 | 6.022 | 4.059 |
Expenditure and GDP | Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Norwegian Krone, 2017 |  | 608 060 000 000.000 | 615 452 000 000.000 | 622 929 000 000.000 | 635 075 000 000.000 | 649 078 000 000.000 | 662 159 000 000.000 | 679 127 000 000.000 | 707 933 000 000.000 | 723 459 000 000.000 | 731 367 000 000.000 | 742 513 000 000.000 | 749 690 000 000.000 | 769 858 000 000.000 | 788 319 000 000.000 | 806 694 000 000.000 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Norwegian Krone, 2017 |  | 960 468 000 000.000 | 991 122 000 000.000 | 1 045 120 000 000.000 | 1 091 133 000 000.000 | 1 145 264 000 000.000 | 1 206 061 000 000.000 | 1 226 274 000 000.000 | 1 226 622 000 000.000 | 1 273 364 000 000.000 | 1 303 485 000 000.000 | 1 349 030 000 000.000 | 1 386 953 000 000.000 | 1 415 683 000 000.000 | 1 454 046 000 000.000 | 1 470 379 000 000.000 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Norwegian Krone |  | 1 561 026 000 000.000 | 1 620 365 000 000.000 | 1 783 020 000 000.000 | 1 989 987 000 000.000 | 2 216 316 000 000.000 | 2 350 173 000 000.000 | 2 607 091 000 000.000 | 2 428 481 000 000.000 | 2 591 479 000 000.000 | 2 792 683 000 000.000 | 2 964 053 000 000.000 | 3 071 224 000 000.000 | 3 140 814 000 000.000 | 3 111 168 000 000.000 | 3 098 148 000 000.000 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Norwegian Krone, 2017 |  | 2 762 506 000 000.000 | 2 787 648 000 000.000 | 2 898 301 000 000.000 | 2 974 395 000 000.000 | 3 045 775 000 000.000 | 3 136 973 000 000.000 | 3 151 916 000 000.000 | 3 097 482 000 000.000 | 3 119 221 000 000.000 | 3 149 835 000 000.000 | 3 234 977 000 000.000 | 3 268 430 000 000.000 | 3 332 803 000 000.000 | 3 398 363 000 000.000 | 3 434 778 000 000.000 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Norwegian Krone, 2017 |  | 496 702 000 000.000 | 499 131 000 000.000 | 549 776 000 000.000 | 615 114 000 000.000 | 670 884 000 000.000 | 753 080 000 000.000 | 761 589 000 000.000 | 708 157 000 000.000 | 662 686 000 000.000 | 712 061 000 000.000 | 765 770 000 000.000 | 814 275 000 000.000 | 812 224 000 000.000 | 779 705 000 000.000 | 810 448 000 000.000 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2017 |  | 3.617 | 1.216 | 1.215 | 1.950 | 2.205 | 2.015 | 2.563 | 4.242 | 2.193 | 1.093 | 1.524 | 0.967 | 2.690 | 2.398 | 2.331 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2017 |  | 1.297 | 2.445 | 0.465 | 1.522 | 2.360 | 0.722 | 3.773 | 2.168 | 2.419 | 1.285 | 0.679 | 2.112 | 2.068 | 2.171 | 3.558 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2017 |  | 3.136 | 3.192 | 5.448 | 4.403 | 4.961 | 5.309 | 1.676 | 0.028 | 3.811 | 2.365 | 3.494 | 2.811 | 2.071 | 2.710 | 1.123 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2017 |  | 1.446 | 0.910 | 3.969 | 2.625 | 2.400 | 2.994 | 0.476 | -1.727 | 0.702 | 0.981 | 2.703 | 1.034 | 1.970 | 1.967 | 1.072 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2017 |  | -0.353 | 0.489 | 10.147 | 11.884 | 9.067 | 12.252 | 1.130 | -7.016 | -6.421 | 7.451 | 7.543 | 6.334 | -0.252 | -4.004 | 3.943 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2017 |  | 0.994 | 1.232 | 9.006 | 7.915 | 9.076 | 10.020 | 3.201 | -10.313 | 8.416 | 3.945 | 2.857 | 4.973 | 2.002 | 1.934 | 2.673 |
Core inflation | Percentage, 2017 |  | 2.015 | 1.100 | 0.503 | 1.394 | 0.986 | 1.671 | 2.308 | 2.593 | 1.452 | 1.827 | 1.574 | 1.651 | 2.472 | 2.609 | 3.255 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2017 |  | -1.632 | 2.865 | 5.837 | 8.752 | 8.763 | 2.957 | 10.406 | -5.214 | 5.968 | 6.717 | 3.343 | 2.555 | 0.291 | -2.855 | -1.474 |
Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2017 |  | -0.272 | -0.113 | 1.029 | 0.453 | -0.806 | 1.361 | 0.132 | -4.101 | 0.556 | -0.814 | 1.720 | -1.775 | 3.406 | 4.342 | 1.066 |
Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2017 |  | 0.726 | 0.744 | 0.748 | 0.759 | 0.777 | 0.783 | 0.812 | 0.830 | 0.850 | 0.861 | 0.867 | 0.885 | 0.903 | 0.923 | 0.956 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2017 |  | 0.565 | 0.581 | 0.615 | 0.669 | 0.728 | 0.749 | 0.827 | 0.784 | 0.831 | 0.887 | 0.916 | 0.940 | 0.942 | 0.915 | 0.902 |
Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2017 |  | 0.659 | 0.668 | 0.699 | 0.710 | 0.732 | 0.761 | 0.793 | 0.791 | 0.798 | 0.824 | 0.825 | 0.838 | 0.879 | 0.923 | 0.935 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2017 |  | 0.499 | 0.509 | 0.575 | 0.675 | 0.779 | 0.790 | 0.929 | 0.771 | 0.829 | 0.935 | 0.961 | 0.977 | 0.961 | 0.885 | 0.818 |
Labour markets | Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons |  | 2 275 500.000 | 2 257 625.000 | 2 266 500.000 | 2 282 650.000 | 2 353 000.000 | 2 434 150.000 | 2 513 675.000 | 2 499 425.000 | 2 500 775.000 | 2 535 525.000 | 2 585 425.000 | 2 601 550.000 | 2 626 600.000 | 2 641 000.000 | 2 638 150.000 |
Labour force | Persons |  | 2 364 475.000 | 2 352 800.000 | 2 365 500.000 | 2 387 250.000 | 2 435 775.000 | 2 496 375.000 | 2 579 425.000 | 2 579 475.000 | 2 592 050.000 | 2 619 750.000 | 2 668 800.000 | 2 693 775.000 | 2 721 425.000 | 2 759 575.000 | 2 767 650.000 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage |  | 3.763 | 4.045 | 4.185 | 4.382 | 3.398 | 2.493 | 2.549 | 3.103 | 3.521 | 3.215 | 3.124 | 3.424 | 3.484 | 4.297 | 4.679 |
Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage |  | 6.384 | 5.045 | 4.368 | 3.746 | 4.077 | 4.774 | 4.458 | 3.998 | 3.528 | 3.135 | 2.102 | 2.578 | 2.515 | 1.565 | 1.332 |
Short-term interest rate | Percentage |  | 6.908 | 4.098 | 2.007 | 2.212 | 3.099 | 4.958 | 6.218 | 2.463 | 2.502 | 2.872 | 2.235 | 1.755 | 1.699 | 1.291 | 1.067 |