Europe
Overview
Demography
Capital: Oslo
Currency: Norwegian krone
Population: 5.61 m
Population density: 15/km2
Conventions
Numbering system
Arabic numerals with comma as decimal separator.
Date format: yyyy-mm-dd / dd-mm-yyyy
Time: 24h time system
Country code: 0047
Economy
GDP: 531 billion USD (2025)
GDP per capita: 94,594.2 USD ‎(2025) ‎
Exports: 175 billion USD (2024)
Imports: 100 billion USD (2024)
T-index
0.37%
T-Index ranks countries according to their potential for online sales.
Statistics
Internet users: 99% penetration, 5.58 million
Unemployment rate: 4.6% (2025)
Urbanisation: 84% (2025)
Global Innovation Index: 20th out of 139 countries worldwide
Language data sources: Worldatlas/Britannica//EF/Wikipedia; Demography data sources: IMF/Worldometers; Conventions data source: Wikipedia; Economy data sources: WTO/OEC/CIA/Esomar/Datareportal; Statistics data sources: Datareportal/WorldBank/UN/UNESCO/CEIC/IMF/Culturalatlas/Commisceoglobal
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Economy
GDP
531 billion USD (2025)
Trade – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 38th out of 130 countries
The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) measures the sophistication and diversity of a country’s exports.
Product Imports
$100 billion (2024)
Service Imports
$73.87 billion (2024)
Market Growth Imports
2.6% of annual growth (2025)
Financial inclusion factors (over 15 years of age)
• 98.6% have an account with a financial institution
• 66.7% have a credit card
• 99.4% make digital payment
Active E-commerce
25,236 active stores
GDP Growth (annual %)
1.1%
GDP per Capita
$94,594.2 (2025)
Product Exports
$175 billion USD (2024)
Service Exports
$63.45 billion (2024)
Market Growth Exports
2.4% of annual growth (2025)
Main online stores
AliExpress, Komplett.no, Elkjøp, Finn.no, Zalando, Oda, Power, H&M Norway, IKEA Norway, Clas Ohlson, XXL, Boozt
Global Startup Ecosystem Index
Norway ranked 24th out of 100 countries, 10.7% of annual ecosystem growth
The Global Startup Ecosystem Index ranks countries and by the strength of their startup ecosystems. It evaluates factors such as startup activity, ecosystem quality, and the business environment for entrepreneurship.
Economy data sources: WTO/OEC/CIA/Esomar/Datareportal
Trade balance of goods from 2012 to 2024
Source: Statista
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Source: WorldBank
T-index
Reach most of the online purchasing power
T-Index ranks countries according to their potential for online sales. It estimates the market share of each country in relation to global e-commerce.
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Media language Norwegian
The press
Aftenposten, VG, Dagbladet, Dagens Næringsliv, Klassekampen, Morgenbladet
News Agency
NTB, Norsk Telegrambyrå, NTB Kommunikasjon, NTB Bilder, NRK Nyheter, TV 2 Nyheter
Magazines
A-magasinet, D2, Kapital, Morgenbladet, Minerva, Ny Tid
Television
NRK1, NRK2, NRK3, NRK Super, TV 2 Direkte, TV 2 Nyheter
Radio
NRK P1, NRK P2, NRK P3, NRK P1+, NRK Nyheter, NRK Klassisk
Media data source: GlobalMediaList
Internet Data
Internet users
99% penetration, 5.58 million
Share of web traffic by device
48.28% mobile phones, 49.59% computers (laptops and desktops), 2.10% tablet devices and 0.03% other devices
Median speed of mobile Internet connection
152.55 Mbps (Download)
21.10 Mbps (Upload)
Median speed of fixed Internet connection
154.45 Mbps (Download)
119.25 Mbps (Upload)
Mobile connection as a percentage of total population: 108%
Most popular web search engines
Google (89.73%), Bing (3.96%), Yandex (3.48%), DuckDuckGo (1.36%), Yahoo! (1.08%), Ecosia (0.19%), Qwant (0.08%), Others (0.12%)
Share of AI web traffic referrals
ChatGPT (85.21%), Microsoft Copilot (8.15%), Perplexity (4.58%), Google Gemini (1.27%), Claude (0.53%), DeepSeek (0.25%), Others (0.01%)
Most used social media
Facebook (84.3%), Messenger (77.3%), Instagram (75.8%), Snapchat (73.9%), YouTube (50.6%), TikTok (49.9%), iMessage (39.0%), WhatsApp (36.2%), Pinterest (30.7%), X (28.2%), LinkedIn (25.4%), Reddit (21.3%), Telegram (17.1%), Discord (14.3%), Skype (8.6%)
Percentage of mobile connections that are broadband (3G-5G): 99.1%
Internet data sources: Datareportal/Statcounter
Social statistics
Life expectancy
83 yrs (2024)
Current health expenditure
9.43% of GDP
Current education expenditure
88.9% of total expenditure in public institutions
CO2 emissions
7.07 metric tons per capita
Corruption perceptions Index
Norway scored 81 out of 100, ranked 4th out 182 countries worldwide.
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks countries by perceived levels of public sector corruption. It is based on expert assessments and business surveys, with higher scores indicating lower perceived corruption.
Religion
Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran – official) (68.1%), Unspecified (18.9%), Other Christian (3.8%), Muslim (3.4%), Roman Catholic (3.1%), Other (2.6%)
Ethnicity
Norwegian (81.5%), Other (9.6%), Other European (8.9%)
World Happiness Index
Norway ranked 6th out of 147 countries, with a score of 7.242
The World Happiness Index ranks countries by people’s self-reported life satisfaction. It also considers factors like income, health, social support, freedom, and trust.
Social statistics sources: WorldBank/UN/UNESCO/CEIC/IMF/World Population Review
Research & Development
R&D Expenditure
1.85% of GDP
World Competitiveness Ranking
Norway ranked 18th out of 70 countries, with a score of 79.2
The World Competitiveness Ranking measures how well countries create an environment that supports business performance and long-term prosperity.
It evaluates factors such as economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure.
World Digital Competitiveness Ranking
Norway ranked 13th out of 69 countries, with a score of 87.34
The World Digital Competitiveness Ranking measures how well countries adopt and develop digital technologies to drive economic transformation.
It assesses factors such as knowledge, technology, and future readiness.
Technology – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 6th out of 97 countries
Research – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 17th out of 138 countries
The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) measures the sophistication and diversity of a country’s exports.
Global Innovation Index
Ranked 12th out of 39 European countries, and 20th out of 139 countries worldwide.
The Global Innovation Index captures the innovation
ecosystem performance of 139 economies and tracks the most recent global innovation trends.
Research & Development sources: WorldBank/OEC/Wipo/IMD
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