| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
EFTA; IMF; OECD; WTO |
|
|
|
| National currency (NC) |
Norwegian krone |
|
|
|
|
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
0.1249 |
0.1195 |
0.1249 |
0.1243 |
0.1247 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
0.1413 |
0.1486 |
0.1553 |
0.1560 |
0.1710 |
|
| Inflation rate |
n.a. |
0.4% |
1.6% |
2.3% |
0.8% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
225 |
259 |
302 |
336 |
387 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
49366 |
56213 |
65371 |
72275 |
83059 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
1.0% |
3.9% |
2.7% |
2.2% |
2.9% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
2% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
|
| Industry |
37% |
38% |
42% |
45% |
43% |
|
| Services |
61% |
60% |
56% |
54% |
56% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
46% |
45% |
42% |
41% |
41% |
|
| Government consumption |
23% |
21% |
20% |
19% |
20% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
17% |
18% |
19% |
19% |
20% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
68 |
82 |
104 |
122 |
136 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
40 |
49 |
55 |
64 |
80 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
n.a. |
11610 |
109 |
138 |
n.a. |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
n.a. |
44.9 |
36% |
41.2% |
n.a. |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
4.5% |
4.4% |
4.6% |
3.5% |
2.5% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
1399 |
1417 |
1421 |
1407 |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
106 |
n.a. |
135 |
n.a. |
135 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
106 |
n.a. |
114 |
112 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
2118 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
2288 |
2241 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
73.4 |
n.a. |
83.4 |
n.a. |
92.6 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
4.1 |
n.a. |
5.3 |
n.a. |
6.5 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
9.9 |
n.a. |
8.5 |
n.a. |
6.9 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
3220000 |
n.a. |
3220000 |
n.a. |
2565000 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
257200 |
244300 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
224500 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
lead; crude oil; natural gas; iron ore; copper; nickel; pyrite; titanium; zinc |
|
| Agricultural resources |
veal; beef; pork; fish; vegetables; timber; barley; potatoes; wheat |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.39 |
0.41 |
0.46 |
0.48 |
0.59 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
1.64 |
1.96 |
2.21 |
2.51 |
3.09 |
i |
| Important companies |
Hydro; StatoilHydro; Yara International |
|
