Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Norway

Norway: Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and was 1,627 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,627
Change on year
down 23.5%
World rank
16th
of 35 countries
All-time high
4,508
in 2020
All-time low
815.98
in 2007
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Norway, 1990–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1990200620231990: 1.6k1991: 1.8k1992: 2.1k1993: 2.4k1994: 2.3k1995: 2.1k1996: 1.8k1997: 1.5k1998: 1.1k1999: 1.0k2000: 1.2k2001: 1.3k2002: 1.3k2003: 1.7k2004: 1.7k2005: 1.5k2006: 1.0k2007: 8162008: 1.3k2009: 2.0k2010: 2.6k2011: 2.4k2012: 2.4k2013: 2.2k2014: 2.2k2015: 2.3k2016: 2.5k2017: 2.4k2018: 1.9k2019: 1.8k2020: 4.5k2021: 3.6k2022: 2.1k2023: 1.6k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2023, expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Norway stood at 1,627.

That represents a change of down 23.5% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Norway peaked at 4,508 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 815.98, in 2007.

That places Norway 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and means-testing in Norway, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 1,629
1991 1,796 +10.3%
1992 2,101 +17.0%
1993 2,396 +14.0%
1994 2,276 -5.0%
1995 2,055 -9.7%
1996 1,845 -10.2%
1997 1,524 -17.4%
1998 1,098 -27.9%
1999 1,033 -5.9%
2000 1,198 +15.9%
2001 1,262 +5.3%
2002 1,338 +6.0%
2003 1,688 +26.1%
2004 1,658 -1.8%
2005 1,521 -8.3%
2006 1,048 -31.1%
2007 815.98 -22.2%
2008 1,264 +54.9%
2009 1,957 +54.8%
2010 2,573 +31.5%
2011 2,375 -7.7%
2012 2,351 -1.0%
2013 2,189 -6.9%
2014 2,171 -0.8%
2015 2,317 +6.7%
2016 2,455 +6.0%
2017 2,359 -3.9%
2018 1,944 -17.6%
2019 1,753 -9.8%
2020 4,508 +157.1%
2021 3,600 -20.1%
2022 2,128 -40.9%
2023 1,627 -23.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,775 1,033 2,396 10
2000s 1,375 815.98 1,957 10
2010s 2,249 1,753 2,573 10
2020s 2,966 1,627 4,508 4

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 13 Ireland 2,431 compare
  2. 14 Greece 2,088 compare
  3. 15 Portugal 1,833 compare
  4. 17 Poland 1,538 compare
  5. 18 Czechia 1,326 compare
  6. 19 Slovakia 1,140 compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Norway?
Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Norway was 1,627 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 4,508 in 2020.
What is the lowest expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 815.98 in 2007.
How does Norway rank for expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and?
Norway ranks 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
Is expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. 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 Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and means-testing
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 1,186 data points, 1990–2024
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