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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Norway: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Norway is placed 14th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 95,173 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 53.86 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
14th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 95,173GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 53.86Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- 0.726Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 98.56Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Norway on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
95,173
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Norway: 95,173. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Northern Europe
- 131,338 Ireland
- Land neighbours
- Finland 55,735 · Russia 42,358 · Sweden 63,362
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Norway’s is from 2025 · CC BY 4.0
53.86
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Norway: 53.86. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Northern Europe
- 68.72 Denmark
- Land neighbours
- Finland 67.66 · Russia 33.47 · Sweden 44.2
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
0.726
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 40th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Norway: 0.726. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Northern Europe
- 1.246 United Kingdom
- Land neighbours
- Finland 1.146 · Russia 0.243 · Sweden 1.236
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
98.56
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Norway: 98.56. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Northern Europe
- 99.85 Iceland
- Land neighbours
- Finland 99.84 · Russia 79.34 · Sweden 98.57
02Over time
Which way Norway is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
NorwayWorld median
Norway rose from 76,776 in 2000 to 95,173 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Norway World median 2025 95,173 17,265 2024 94,804 18,108 2023 94,365 17,686 2022 95,110 16,933 2021 92,206 16,260 2020 89,012 15,631 2019 90,773 16,761 2018 90,064 16,349 2017 89,665 16,129 2016 88,042 15,512 2015 87,688 14,857 2014 86,791 14,475 2013 85,974 14,681 2012 85,926 14,631 2011 84,671 13,916 2010 84,605 14,101 2009 84,813 13,655 2008 87,297 14,030 2007 87,671 13,755 2006 85,653 12,983 2005 83,955 12,023 2004 82,091 11,608 2003 79,150 11,183 2002 78,753 11,144 2001 78,041 10,907 2000 76,776 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
NorwayWorld median
Norway fell from 1.283 in 2000 to 0.726 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Norway World median 2024 0.726 0.1310 2023 0.732 0.0710 2022 0.786 0.0580 2021 0.854 0.0010 2020 0.970 0.0470 2019 0.962 0.0300 2018 0.922 -0.0150 2017 0.937 0.0080 2016 1.010 -0.0660 2015 1.054 -0.0600 2014 1.007 -0.0190 2013 0.995 0.0140 2012 1.004 0.0060 2011 1.182 -0.0140 2010 1.105 -0.0020 2009 1.151 0.0990 2008 1.128 0.0700 2007 1.139 -0.0080 2006 1.156 0.0740 2005 1.187 0.0510 2004 1.253 0.0505 2003 1.282 0.0450 2002 1.265 0.0100 2001 1.233 0.0470 2000 1.283 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
NorwayWorld median
Norway fell from 100 in 2014 to 98.56 in 2024; the world median went from 51.96 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Norway World median 2024 98.6 73 2021 99.5 74 2017 99.7 59 2014 100.0 52 2011 — 37
03In context
Norway beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Norway and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Finland | 5th | 55,735 | 67.66 | 1.146 | 99.84 |
| Norway | 14th | 95,173 | 53.86 | 0.726 | 98.56 |
 Sweden | 17th | 63,362 | 44.2 | 1.236 | 98.57 |
 Russia | 66th | 42,358 | 33.47 | 0.243 | 79.34 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Norway in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Norway is ahead of the world, and behind
62 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median29
Statistics on which Norway does better than the middle country measured.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3969.2952.39No earlier reading
Norway: 69.29 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 1st of 169 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89088,36612,890No real change since 2012
Norway: 88,366 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 2nd of 166 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,4861,153,86646,486No real change since 2010
Norway: 1,153,866 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 2nd of 150 · derived.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6271.0770.627No real change since 2013
Norway: 1.077 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80042,01012,800No real change since 2017
Norway: 42,010 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 5th of 173 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.957,451701.95No earlier reading
Norway: 7,451 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 7th of 145 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0931.586-0.093No real change since 2015
Norway: 1.586 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 10th of 209 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1974.8440.19No real change since 2020
Norway: 74.84 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 10th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Average Monthly Earnings of EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 1,6366,7491,636▼ Worsened since 2014
Norway: 6,749 · world median 1,636 · Average monthly earnings of employees (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 193.28 to 9,307; higher is better.
Position 5th of 75 · derived.
Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID)Frederick Solt, University of Iowa · 2023 · world median 3325.733▼ Worsened since 2013
Norway: 25.7 · world median 33 · Gini index of disposable household income (0–100), SWIID estimate. Frederick Solt, University of Iowa, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 22.3 to 51.2; lower is better.
Position 74th of 79 · derived, 1st = worst.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6764.7746.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Norway: 64.77 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 15th of 195 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.879.963.8No earlier reading
Norway: 79.9 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 8th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Gini IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 33.7226.5333.72▼ Worsened since 2013
Norway: 26.53 · world median 33.72 · Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 54.58; lower is better.
Position 55th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Income Share Held by Richest 10%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 26.1821.5626.18▼ Worsened since 2013
Norway: 21.56 · world median 26.18 · Share of national income or consumption held by the richest tenth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 18.79 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 55th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Palma RatioWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.3320.9171.332▼ Worsened since 2013
Norway: 0.917 · world median 1.332 · Palma ratio (income share of the richest 10% ÷ share of the poorest 40%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.771 to 4.193; lower is better.
Position 55th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1142.2416.1No real change since 2013
Norway: 142.24 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.8620.485▲ Improved since 2013
Norway: 0.862 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 18th of 170 · derived.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38920.218.389No real change since 2011
Norway: 20.21 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 14th of 118 · derived.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5249.2428.52▲ Improved since 2022
Norway: 49.24 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 20th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1878.322.187▼ Worsened since 2014
Norway: 8.32 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.93.72.9▼ Worsened since 2014
Norway: 3.7 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 19th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Income Share Held by Lowest 20%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 7.129.157.12▼ Worsened since 2013
Norway: 9.15 · world median 7.12 · Share of national income held by the poorest fifth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.24 to 11.07; higher is better.
Position 10th of 60 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.422.5710.4No earlier reading
Norway: 22.57 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8121.641.81No earlier reading
Norway: 21.6 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 147th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.516.4827.5No real change since 2010
Norway: 16.48 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8141.8510.814No real change since 2013
Norway: 1.851 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 19th of 84 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4238.725.42▼ Worsened since 2014
Norway: 38.7 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 52nd of 170 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4748.3217.474▲ Improved since 2014
Norway: 8.321 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 53rd of 118 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.980.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Norway: 0.98 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 60th of 119 · derived.
Behind the world median4
Statistics on which Norway does worse than the middle country measured.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08102.72106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Norway: 102.72 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 117th of 195 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06102.79107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Norway: 102.79 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 119th of 194 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23101.79106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Norway: 101.79 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 120th of 195 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3961.0853.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Norway: 1.085 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 155th of 186 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2156.2156.21▼ Worsened since 2016
Norway: 56.21 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 85th of 175 by UNCTAD.
No better end28
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0638.6522.06Moved since 2014
Norway: 38.65 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 10th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.7349,799275.73No real change since 2016
Norway: 49,799 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8540.1921.85No real change since 2014
Norway: 40.19 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5231.0370.523Moved since 2013
Norway: 1.037 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2122.5716.21Moved since 2015
Norway: 22.57 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 20th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6534.4624.65Moved since 2015
Norway: 34.46 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 29th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24027,3042,240Moved since 2022
Norway: 27,304 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70810.051.708Moved since 2011
Norway: 10.05 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 44th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1788.2567.17Moved since 2014
Norway: 88.25 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3445.3736.34Moved since 2015
Norway: 45.37 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 47th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23111.19103.23Moved since 2015
Norway: 111.19 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.380.306Moved since 2015
Norway: 0.38 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.60211.979.602No real change since 2015
Norway: 11.97 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9323.2122.93Moved since 2015
Norway: 23.21 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 63rd of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-0.118-0.225Moved since 2014
Norway: -0.118 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.1716.1716.171Moved since 2014
Norway: 6.171 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6879.0579.68Moved since 2015
Norway: 79.05 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 71st of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 242224Moved since 2016
Norway: 22 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.662.313.66No real change since 2012
Norway: 2.31 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7233.6841.72Moved since 2015
Norway: 33.68 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 85th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,788862,9831,827,788Moved since 2014
Norway: 862,983 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 74th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2350.2041.235Moved since 2014
Norway: 0.204 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3061.4113.306Moved since 2015
Norway: 1.411 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.266.11511.26Moved since 2015
Norway: 6.115 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 106th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5721.6426.572No real change since 2015
Norway: 1.642 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 133rd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.4110.3527.41Moved since 2012
Norway: 10.35 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0442.5362.04Moved since 2015
Norway: 42.53 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 123rd of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.968-0.5911.968No real change since 2015
Norway: -0.591 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
No current reading for Norway
Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Debt Service on External Debt, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2022), Interest Payments on External Debt and Statutory Minimum Wage. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Norway’s 16 topics
Economy & Innovation is Norway’s 9th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Democracy & Civil Liberties1st of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital2nd of 1963/3 keys
- Energy2nd of 1653/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions4th of 1944/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing9th of 2003/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience10th of 1934/4 keys
- Gender & Equality11th of 1834/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality11th of 1593/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation14th of 1764/4 keys
- Peace & Security29th of 1774/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 31st of 1824/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge37th of 1983/4 keys
- Digital & Technology44th of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture47th of 1844/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 48th of 1774/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability102nd of 1864/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Norway can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Europe
Austria1st4/4 keysHighest in Northern Europe
Iceland4th3/4 keysThis page
Norway14th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Norway and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Norway on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Norway rank on economy & innovation?
Norway is placed 14th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Norway?
95,173 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Norway?
53.86 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Norway compare with Russia on economy & innovation?
Russia is placed 66th of 176, and Norway 14th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Russia 42,358, Norway 95,173; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Russia 33.47, Norway 53.86; Economic Complexity Index: Russia 0.243, Norway 0.726; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: Russia 79.34, Norway 98.56.
How have Norway’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 76,776 in 2000 to 95,173 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from 1.283 in 2000 to 0.726 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution fell from 100 in 2014 to 98.56 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Norway?
No current reading is published for Norway on Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Debt Service on External Debt, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), GNI per Capita (PPP), Interest Payments on External Debt and Statutory Minimum Wage. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 62 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Norway’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Norway (banner) — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Norway: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/norway/economy