Military spending, per unit of GDP in Norway
Norway: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0303 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0303 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 40.7%
World rank
27th
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.3143 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1962
All-time low
0.0104 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2013
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Norway, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, military spending, per unit of gdp in Norway stood at 0.0303 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 40.7% on the previous year and up 108.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Norway peaked at 0.3143 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0104 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
Norway ranks 27th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Norway, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3073 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.3065 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.3143 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3051 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2813 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2896 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2668 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2515 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2497 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.242 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2109 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1899 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1595 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1237 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0944 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0884 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0781 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0744 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0668 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0556 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0569 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0601 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0637 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0609 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0666 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0536 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0477 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.042 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0428 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.037 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0353 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0357 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0361 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.036 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0272 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0256 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0256 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0285 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0272 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0248 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0246 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0263 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0215 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 2004 | 0.019 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0153 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0136 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0124 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0108 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0136 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0121 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0105 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0105 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0104 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0114 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0146 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0158 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0161 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0155 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0176 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0197 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0149 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0137 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0178 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0215 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0303 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.0303 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0197 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.0303 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.019 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2814 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.242 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3143 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1192 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0668 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2109 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.042 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0666 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0314 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0256 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.037 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0182 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0108 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0263 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0134 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0176 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0197 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0137 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0303 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 24 Estonia 0.0306 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Burkina Faso 0.0306 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Denmark 0.0304 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 United States 0.0302 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Colombia 0.03 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Bahrain 0.0299 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 military spending, per unit of gdp in Norway?
- Military spending, per unit of gdp in Norway was 0.0303 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3143 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962.
- What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0104 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Norway rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?
- Norway ranks 27th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military spending ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Military spending Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.