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Norway: 31st largest economy, 29th in military spending

Head of state Haakon VIII of NorwayHead of government Jonas Gahr StøreCapital Oslo
Population5.6M#117 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$531B#31 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$94.6k#8 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output2.1k TWh#14 of 186 in the world · 2024
Military spending$10.4B#29 of 167 in the world · 2024

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≥ 17 events in or near Norway, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.

  • 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Utoya, Nordland, Norway · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Oslo, Oslo, Norway · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-28 · Armed clash · Oslo, Oslo, Norway · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-28 · Armed clash · Oslo, Oslo, Norway · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded

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What Norway's officials said lately

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  • NorwayJonas Gahr Støre · Prime Minister of Norway · 28 Oct

    “AI is already transforming lives and bringing opportunities. But there was strong agreement in the meeting that governments cannot look away from the warnings about potential risks that come from across the AI ecosystem,”

    Warning · about Frontier AI, International community transcript ↗

  • NorwayJonas Gahr Støre · Prime Minister of Norway · 27 Oct

    “The war comes with enormous human and material costs. The suffering and destruction will impact generations. In the call we stressed the importance of de-escalation”

    Demand · about Russia, Ukraine transcript ↗

  • NorwayJonas Gahr Store · Prime Minister, Norway · 27 Oct

    paraphrase The leaders emphasized de-escalation in the call with Putin

    Policy · about Russia, Ukraine as reported by Deutsche Welle ↗

  • NorwayJonas Gahr Store · Prime Minister, Norway · 27 Oct

    “The war comes with enormous human and material costs. The suffering and destruction will impact generations,”

    Remark · about Russia, Ukraine as reported by Deutsche Welle ↗

  • NorwayJonas Gahr Støre · Prime Minister, Norway · 27 Oct

    “all our partners and allies were informed in advance”

    Reassurance · about Russia, NATO, EU as reported by The Guardian ↗

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5.6M people, 84% in cities

  • Population5.6M2025
  • Population growth0.7%2025
  • Urban population83.6%2025
  • Land area364k km²2023

A $531B economy, $94.6k per person

  • GDP$531B2025
  • GDP (purchasing power)$584B2025
  • GDP per person$94.6k2025
  • GDP per person (purchasing power)$104k2025
  • GDP growth1.1%2025

Fuels are 62% of goods exports

  • Exports, share of GDP45.4%2025
  • Imports, share of GDP33.7%2025
  • Fuels, share of goods exports62.3%2025
  • Exports of goods and services$241B2025
  • Imports of goods and services$179B2025

Fossil fuel output of 2.1k TWh, more than it uses in oil and gas

Oilmade 999 TWhused 108 TWh
Gasmade 1.1k TWhused 34 TWh
Coalmade 6.7 TWhused 8.8 TWh
  • Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)2.1k TWh2024
  • Primary energy consumption556 TWh2024
  • Energy use per person99.6 MWh2024
  • Electricity generation161 TWh2025
  • Electricity from fossil fuels1.0%2025

Spends $10.4B on its military, 2.1% of GDP

  • Military spending$10.4B2024
  • Military spending, share of GDP2.1%2024
  • Armed forces personnel25k2020
  • Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$349M2024
  • Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$710M2024

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Where these numbers come from

Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.