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Norway - Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP) 18.53

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

18.53 (2024)

Global rank

##9 of 77 economies

Share of global total

3.5%

Growth since 2017

0.94×

Ranking Race — Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#8#92023 overtook Slovenia2024 overtook Sweden
NorwayMauritiusNew ZealandTürkiye

Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Norway climbed from #8 to #9 (overtook Slovenia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Norway ↓

Key Events — Norway

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2023
Overtook Slovenia in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Sweden in global rank auto

Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2024

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20172022202414.2716.8219.3721.92
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