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Norway

Europe · Capital: Oslo · Currency: Norwegian krone (NOK)

Norway is a country in Europe, with its capital at Oslo. It has a GDP of $500.89B (2024), a population of 5.6M (2025), a GDP per capita of $89,889.

GDP
$500.89B

2024 · #31 of 200

GDP per capita
$89,889

2024 · #9 of 200

Population
5.6M

2025 · #118 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$104,044

2025 · #6 of 185

Economy

GDP
$500.89B2024 · #31
GDP per capita
$89,8892024 · #9
GDP growth
1.42%2024 · #157
Inflation
3.15%2024 · #92
Unemployment
4.64%2025 · #79
Population
5.6M2025 · #118
GDP (PPP)
$583.78B2025 · #49
GDP per capita (PPP)
$104,0442025 · #6
Gini index
26.52023 · #11
Government debt
42.9%2026 · #65

People

Median age
40.8 yrs2024 · #57
Fertility rate
1.4 children/woman2024 · #163
Urbanization
83.6%2025 · #49
Net migration
+29,798/yr2025 · #28
Life expectancy
83.2 yrs2024 · #19
HDI
0.9702023 · #2
Homicide rate
0.7 per 100k2023 · #33

Money

Average wage (PPP)
$6,239/mo2024 · #8
Corporate tax
22%2024 · #112
Top income tax
47.4%2024 · #23
Big Mac index
$7.522026-01 · #3

Figures

Internet users
99.0%2024 · #7
CO₂ per capita
7.2 t2024 · #33
Area
323,802 km²#70
Population density
17 /km²2025 · #193
McDonald's
952024 · #44
Unicorn startups
52026-03 · #25
Billionaires
172026 · #26
Passport power
186 destinations2026 · #6
Corruption index
81/1002024 · #5
Military spending
2.1%2024 · #50
Renewable energy
61.4%2021 · #36

Globenomics Company Index

The largest companies headquartered in Norway.

  1. 1Equinor ASAPetroleum industryRevenue · 2024 · ~$103.77B
  2. 2Reitan ASRetailRevenue · 2022 · ~$13.52B
  3. 3TelenorTelecommunicationsRevenue · 2019 · ~$12.92B
  4. 4NorgesGruppenRetailRevenue · 2020 · ~$10.79B
  5. 5Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health AuthorityQ12002268Revenue · 2024 · ~$10.7B