Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Norway
Norway: Inability to face unexpected financial expenses was 22.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Norway, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Norway stood at 22.7%.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Norway peaked at 29.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2003.
Norway ranks 35th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 9.8% | — |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +115.3% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +39.8% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | -56.2% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +43.8% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +25.4% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 22.7% | -3.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 22.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.9%, 76% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 22.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.0%, 81% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +115.3% | 9.8% | 21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 9.8% | 29.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 10.2% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 20.1% | 24.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Norway?
- Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Norway was 22.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest inability to face unexpected financial expenses recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest inability to face unexpected financial expenses recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2003.
- How does Norway rank for inability to face unexpected financial expenses?
- Norway ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inability to face unexpected financial expenses rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Inability to face unexpected financial expenses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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