History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Norway

Norway: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 84,580 2011 US$ in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
84,580 2011 US$
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
2nd
of 145 countries
All-time high
84,580 2011 US$
in 2018
All-time low
1,355 2011 US$
in 1831
Years of data
190
1820–2018

History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Norway, 1820–2018

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Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.

Analysis

Norway recorded 84,580 2011 US$ for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in 2018. That is the highest value across all 190 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Norway peaked at 84,580 2011 US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,355 2011 US$, in 1831.

That places Norway 2nd out of 145 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Norway, year by year

Annual values for History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Norway, 1820 to 2018.
Year 2011 US$ Change
1820 1,384 2011 US$
1830 1,441 2011 US$ +4.1%
1831 1,355 2011 US$ -6.0%
1832 1,393 2011 US$ +2.8%
1833 1,508 2011 US$ +8.3%
1834 1,527 2011 US$ +1.3%
1835 1,503 2011 US$ -1.6%
1836 1,466 2011 US$ -2.5%
1837 1,463 2011 US$ -0.2%
1838 1,482 2011 US$ +1.3%
1839 1,495 2011 US$ +0.9%
1840 1,607 2011 US$ +7.5%
1841 1,592 2011 US$ -0.9%
1842 1,580 2011 US$ -0.8%
1843 1,521 2011 US$ -3.7%
1844 1,567 2011 US$ +3.0%
1845 1,631 2011 US$ +4.1%
1846 1,619 2011 US$ -0.7%
1847 1,670 2011 US$ +3.2%
1848 1,533 2011 US$ -8.2%
1849 1,559 2011 US$ +1.7%
1850 1,623 2011 US$ +4.1%
1851 1,663 2011 US$ +2.5%
1852 1,686 2011 US$ +1.4%
1853 1,776 2011 US$ +5.3%
1854 1,859 2011 US$ +4.7%
1855 1,897 2011 US$ +2.0%
1856 1,860 2011 US$ -2.0%
1857 1,763 2011 US$ -5.2%
1858 1,865 2011 US$ +5.8%
1859 1,817 2011 US$ -2.6%
1860 1,887 2011 US$ +3.9%
1861 1,879 2011 US$ -0.4%
1862 2,007 2011 US$ +6.8%
1863 1,959 2011 US$ -2.4%
1864 1,986 2011 US$ +1.4%
1865 2,077 2011 US$ +4.6%
1866 1,975 2011 US$ -4.9%
1867 1,991 2011 US$ +0.8%
1868 1,975 2011 US$ -0.8%
1869 2,079 2011 US$ +5.3%
1870 2,177 2011 US$ +4.7%
1871 2,276 2011 US$ +4.5%
1872 2,342 2011 US$ +2.9%
1873 2,421 2011 US$ +3.4%
1874 2,348 2011 US$ -3.0%
1875 2,410 2011 US$ +2.6%
1876 2,477 2011 US$ +2.8%
1877 2,450 2011 US$ -1.1%
1878 2,337 2011 US$ -4.6%
1879 2,429 2011 US$ +3.9%
1880 2,503 2011 US$ +3.0%
1881 2,439 2011 US$ -2.6%
1882 2,528 2011 US$ +3.6%
1883 2,582 2011 US$ +2.1%
1884 2,518 2011 US$ -2.5%
1885 2,499 2011 US$ -0.8%
1886 2,528 2011 US$ +1.2%
1887 2,570 2011 US$ +1.7%
1888 2,692 2011 US$ +4.7%
1889 2,775 2011 US$ +3.1%
1890 2,769 2011 US$ -0.2%
1891 2,762 2011 US$ -0.3%
1892 2,748 2011 US$ -0.5%
1893 2,820 2011 US$ +2.6%
1894 2,935 2011 US$ +4.1%
1895 3,052 2011 US$ +4.0%
1896 3,102 2011 US$ +1.6%
1897 3,218 2011 US$ +3.7%
1898 3,266 2011 US$ +1.5%
1899 3,244 2011 US$ -0.7%
1900 3,249 2011 US$ +0.2%
1901 3,271 2011 US$ +0.7%
1902 3,268 2011 US$ -0.1%
1903 3,290 2011 US$ +0.7%
1904 3,288 2011 US$ -0.1%
1905 3,322 2011 US$ +1.0%
1906 3,496 2011 US$ +5.2%
1907 3,537 2011 US$ +1.2%
1908 3,612 2011 US$ +2.1%
1909 3,642 2011 US$ +0.8%
1910 3,826 2011 US$ +5.1%
1911 3,947 2011 US$ +3.2%
1912 4,050 2011 US$ +2.6%
1913 4,415 2011 US$ +9.0%
1914 4,336 2011 US$ -1.8%
1915 4,407 2011 US$ +1.6%
1916 4,803 2011 US$ +9.0%
1917 4,286 2011 US$ -10.8%
1918 4,023 2011 US$ -6.1%
1919 4,605 2011 US$ +14.5%
1920 4,739 2011 US$ +2.9%
1921 4,222 2011 US$ -10.9%
1922 4,570 2011 US$ +8.2%
1923 4,870 2011 US$ +6.6%
1924 4,787 2011 US$ -1.7%
1925 4,733 2011 US$ -1.1%
1926 4,750 2011 US$ +0.4%
1927 4,992 2011 US$ +5.1%
1928 5,241 2011 US$ +5.0%
1929 5,581 2011 US$ +6.5%
1930 5,781 2011 US$ +3.6%
1931 5,297 2011 US$ -8.4%
1932 5,526 2011 US$ +4.3%
1933 5,633 2011 US$ +1.9%
1934 5,799 2011 US$ +2.9%
1935 6,057 2011 US$ +4.4%
1936 6,432 2011 US$ +6.2%
1937 6,684 2011 US$ +3.9%
1938 6,794 2011 US$ +1.6%
1939 7,079 2011 US$ +4.2%
1940 6,437 2011 US$ -9.1%
1941 6,554 2011 US$ +1.8%
1942 6,261 2011 US$ -4.5%
1943 6,089 2011 US$ -2.7%
1944 5,719 2011 US$ -6.1%
1945 6,344 2011 US$ +10.9%
1946 6,910 2011 US$ +8.9%
1947 7,753 2011 US$ +12.2%
1948 8,199 2011 US$ +5.8%
1949 8,332 2011 US$ +1.6%
1950 8,655 2011 US$ +3.9%
1951 9,038 2011 US$ +4.4%
1952 9,267 2011 US$ +2.5%
1953 9,540 2011 US$ +2.9%
1954 9,923 2011 US$ +4.0%
1955 10,044 2011 US$ +1.2%
1956 10,480 2011 US$ +4.3%
1957 10,697 2011 US$ +2.1%
1958 10,603 2011 US$ -0.9%
1959 10,957 2011 US$ +3.3%
1960 11,483 2011 US$ +4.8%
1961 12,106 2011 US$ +5.4%
1962 12,347 2011 US$ +2.0%
1963 12,723 2011 US$ +3.0%
1964 13,256 2011 US$ +4.2%
1965 13,852 2011 US$ +4.5%
1966 14,258 2011 US$ +2.9%
1967 15,020 2011 US$ +5.3%
1968 15,224 2011 US$ +1.4%
1969 15,779 2011 US$ +3.6%
1970 15,983 2011 US$ +1.3%
1971 16,692 2011 US$ +4.4%
1972 17,409 2011 US$ +4.3%
1973 18,050 2011 US$ +3.7%
1974 18,691 2011 US$ +3.6%
1975 19,560 2011 US$ +4.6%
1976 20,610 2011 US$ +5.4%
1977 21,399 2011 US$ +3.8%
1978 22,061 2011 US$ +3.1%
1979 22,971 2011 US$ +4.1%
1980 24,031 2011 US$ +4.6%
1981 24,179 2011 US$ +0.6%
1982 24,141 2011 US$ -0.2%
1983 24,924 2011 US$ +3.2%
1984 26,321 2011 US$ +5.6%
1985 27,608 2011 US$ +4.9%
1986 28,504 2011 US$ +3.2%
1987 28,953 2011 US$ +1.6%
1988 28,786 2011 US$ -0.6%
1989 28,942 2011 US$ +0.5%
1990 29,434 2011 US$ +1.7%
1991 31,128 2011 US$ +5.8%
1992 33,041 2011 US$ +6.1%
1993 34,820 2011 US$ +5.4%
1994 37,493 2011 US$ +7.7%
1995 40,044 2011 US$ +6.8%
1996 43,133 2011 US$ +7.7%
1997 46,556 2011 US$ +7.9%
1998 48,957 2011 US$ +5.2%
1999 51,129 2011 US$ +4.4%
2000 54,040 2011 US$ +5.7%
2001 56,578 2011 US$ +4.7%
2002 58,840 2011 US$ +4.0%
2003 60,852 2011 US$ +3.4%
2004 64,824 2011 US$ +6.5%
2005 68,109 2011 US$ +5.1%
2006 71,310 2011 US$ +4.7%
2007 74,880 2011 US$ +5.0%
2008 76,522 2011 US$ +2.2%
2009 76,626 2011 US$ +0.1%
2010 78,476 2011 US$ +2.4%
2011 80,623 2011 US$ +2.7%
2012 81,759 2011 US$ +1.4%
2013 81,583 2011 US$ -0.2%
2014 82,216 2011 US$ +0.8%
2015 82,713 2011 US$ +0.6%
2016 82,814 2011 US$ +0.1%
2017 84,056 2011 US$ +1.5%
2018 84,580 2011 US$ +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1820s 1,384 2011 US$ 1,384 2011 US$ 1,384 2011 US$ 1
1830s 1,463 2011 US$ 1,355 2011 US$ 1,527 2011 US$ 10
1840s 1,588 2011 US$ 1,521 2011 US$ 1,670 2011 US$ 10
1850s 1,781 2011 US$ 1,623 2011 US$ 1,897 2011 US$ 10
1860s 1,982 2011 US$ 1,879 2011 US$ 2,079 2011 US$ 10
1870s 2,367 2011 US$ 2,177 2011 US$ 2,477 2011 US$ 10
1880s 2,563 2011 US$ 2,439 2011 US$ 2,775 2011 US$ 10
1890s 2,992 2011 US$ 2,748 2011 US$ 3,266 2011 US$ 10
1900s 3,398 2011 US$ 3,249 2011 US$ 3,642 2011 US$ 10
1910s 4,270 2011 US$ 3,826 2011 US$ 4,803 2011 US$ 10
1920s 4,848 2011 US$ 4,222 2011 US$ 5,581 2011 US$ 10
1930s 6,108 2011 US$ 5,297 2011 US$ 7,079 2011 US$ 10
1940s 6,860 2011 US$ 5,719 2011 US$ 8,332 2011 US$ 10
1950s 9,920 2011 US$ 8,655 2011 US$ 10,957 2011 US$ 10
1960s 13,605 2011 US$ 11,483 2011 US$ 15,779 2011 US$ 10
1970s 19,343 2011 US$ 15,983 2011 US$ 22,971 2011 US$ 10
1980s 26,639 2011 US$ 24,031 2011 US$ 28,953 2011 US$ 10
1990s 39,573 2011 US$ 29,434 2011 US$ 51,129 2011 US$ 10
2000s 66,258 2011 US$ 54,040 2011 US$ 76,626 2011 US$ 10
2010s 82,091 2011 US$ 78,476 2011 US$ 84,580 2011 US$ 9

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 1 Qatar 153,764 2011 US$ compare
  2. 3 United Arab Emirates 76,398 2011 US$ compare
  3. 4 Singapore 68,402 2011 US$ compare
  4. 5 Kuwait 65,521 2011 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Norway?
History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Norway was 84,580 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 84,580 2011 US$ in 2018.
What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 1,355 2011 US$ in 1831.
How does Norway rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Norway ranks 2nd out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale
Unit
2011 US$
Source
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
145 places, 17,704 data points, 1000–2018
Last refreshed

Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]