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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 46 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 2.49 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” state-owned public radio and TV broadcaster operates 3 nationwide TV stations, 3 nationwide radio stations, and 16 regional radio stations; roughly a dozen privately owned TV stations broadcast nationally, and another 2…
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .no
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 99% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 3 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 145,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 111 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 6.09 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” milk, barley, potatoes, oats, wheat, pork, chicken, beef, eggs, carrots/turnips (2023)
+ Added Economy.Average household expenditures.on alcohol and tobacco.text β€” 3.9% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Average household expenditures.on food.text β€” 11.7% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $178.156 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.note β€” note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenditures converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $261.945 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” $170.714 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” $84.104 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2024.text β€” $82.511 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” high-income, non-EU economy with trade links via European Economic Area (EEA); key role in European energy security as leader in oil, gas, and electricity exports; major fishing, forestry, and oil(?) extraction industri…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Norwegian kroner (NOK) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 9.416 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 8.59 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 9.614 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 10.563 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 10.746 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” natural gas, crude petroleum, fish, refined petroleum, aluminum (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” Germany 18%, UK 17%, Sweden 9%, Denmark 7%, Netherlands 6% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $323.875 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $230.882 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2024.text β€” $229.205 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $483.727 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 47.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 22% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 37.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -32.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 21.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” 2.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 37% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 51.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2022.text β€” 26.9 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.note β€” note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.highest 10%.text β€” 22% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.lowest 10%.text β€” 3.5% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.note β€” note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” cars, refined petroleum, ships, nickel, garments (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” Sweden 11%, Germany 11%, China 11%, USA 7%, Netherlands 5% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $160.649 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $156.11 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2024.text β€” $162.467 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” 2.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” petroleum and gas, shipping, fishing, aquaculture, food processing, shipbuilding, pulp and paper products, metals, chemicals, timber, mining, textiles
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 5.8% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 5.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024.text β€” 3.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 3.042 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.note β€” note: % of population with income below national poverty line
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.text β€” 12.2% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2017.text β€” 36.5% of GDP (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.note β€” note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data exclude treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issu…
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $496.877 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $497.236 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $507.68 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 3.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 0.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 2.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $91,100 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $90,100 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $91,100 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 0.1% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 0.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2024.text β€” 0.1% of GDP (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $72.077 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023.text β€” $80.459 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024.text β€” $81.242 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.note β€” note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.text β€” 27.1% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 3.3% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 3.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 10.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 12.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 11.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.consumption.text β€” 1.096 million metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.exports.text β€” 60,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 1.042 million metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.production.text β€” 120,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.proven reserves.text β€” 2 million metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 100% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.biomass and waste.text β€” 0.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 1.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 89.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 0.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.wind.text β€” 9.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 127.335 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.exports.text β€” 30.978 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.imports.text β€” 13.232 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 41.1 million kW (2023 est.)
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