Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region in Norway

Norway: Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region was 162,035 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
162,035
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
11th
of 34 countries
All-time high
177,157
in 2013
All-time low
127,796
in 2009
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region in Norway, 2008–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2008201420202008: 131.8k2009: 127.8k2010: 143.7k2011: 157.1k2012: 174.9k2013: 177.2k2014: 172.6k2015: 166.0k2016: 162.6k2017: 167.2k2018: 170.8k2019: 175.9k2020: 162.0k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for compensation of employees by nuts 2 region in Norway is 162,035, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees by nuts 2 region in Norway peaked at 177,157 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 127,796, in 2009.

Norway ranks 11th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region in Norway, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 131,754
2009 127,796 -3.0%
2010 143,733 +12.5%
2011 157,051 +9.3%
2012 174,869 +11.3%
2013 177,157 +1.3%
2014 172,632 -2.6%
2015 166,024 -3.8%
2016 162,569 -2.1%
2017 167,229 +2.9%
2018 170,756 +2.1%
2019 175,945 +3.0%
2020 162,035 -7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 129,775 127,796 131,754 2
2010s 166,796 143,733 177,157 10
2020s 162,035 162,035 162,035 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 8 Sweden 255,918 compare
  2. 9 Austria 234,855 compare
  3. 10 Denmark 201,748 compare
  4. 12 Ireland 142,550 compare
  5. 13 Czechia 139,760 compare
  6. 14 Finland 132,413 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees by nuts 2 region in Norway?
Compensation of employees by nuts 2 region in Norway was 162,035 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest compensation of employees by nuts 2 region recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 177,157 in 2013.
What is the lowest compensation of employees by nuts 2 region recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 127,796 in 2009.
How does Norway rank for compensation of employees by nuts 2 region?
Norway ranks 11th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
357 places, 8,539 data points, 2000–2024
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