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Norway

Basic data — Norway, Europe.

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Data refreshed on 2026.05.10 · source: Wikidata

Composite reading — institute

Vigilance

3.3 /10 risk

  • Security 0.0
  • Legitimacy 9.0
  • Economy 7.5
  • Diplomacy 5.3
  • Influence 1.7

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

Capital
Oslo
Population
5,606,944 inh.
Area
386,224 km²
Currency
NOK
Regime
constitutional monarchy

Executive in office

Harald V de Norvège

Head of State

Harald V de Norvège

since 1991.01.17

Jonas Gahr Støre

Head of Government

Jonas Gahr Støre

since 2021.10.14 Parti travailliste

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

484 G$

2024 ↑ +0.1 % vs 2023

GDP / capita

86,785 $

2024 ↓ -0.8 % vs 2023

Growth

2.1 %

2024 ↑ +2.0 pt vs 2023

Inflation

3.1 %

2024 ↓ -2.4 pt vs 2023

Unemployment

4.6 %

2025 ↑ +0.6 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

2.1 %

2024 ↑ +0.3 pt vs 2023

Life expectancy

83.2 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.2 % vs 2023

Armed forces 44 units listed · Wikidata

Navy 5 Special 2 Air Force 2

Armée

2. bataljon

1953

Armée

2nd Mountain Company

Armée

3 Company HM The King's Guard

Armée

Army Logistic Regiment

2009

Armée

Artillery Battalion

1953

Armée

Brigade Nord

Troms 2002

Armée

Brigade Sør

Armée

Electronic Warfare Company

1989

Armée

Finmarkbrigade

2025

Armée

Garde royale norvégienne

1856

Armée

Intelligence and Security Squadron

Armée

Jegerbataljonen GSV

1921

Armée

Long Range Reconnaissance Squadron

Armée

Mechanized Battalion 4

2026

Armée

Norwegian Army 12th Brigade

1983

Armée

Norwegian Army 2nd Division

Armée

Norwegian Army MP Company

1996

Armée

Norwegian Army Medical Battalion

1953

Armée

Norwegian Army Short Range Air Defense Battery

2021

Armée

Panserbataljonen

1987

Armée

Porsanger Battalion

2020

Armée

Q11980017

Armée

Q11999233

1996

Armée

Q19390926

2000

Armée

Telemark Battalion

1993

Armée

Våpenteknisk regiment

2025

Armée

挪威陸軍工兵營

1987

Flotte

Norwegian Naval Fleet

1950

Commandement

Norwegian Navy Coastal Ranger Command

2001

Commandement

Norwegian Navy High Command

1940

Commandement

Q11986947

1955

Commandement

Q19388625

1963

Commandement

Royal Norwegian Navy Fleet Logistics Command

Division

4th Division

Unité forces spéciales

Forsvarets spesialkommando

1981

Unité forces spéciales

Marinejegerkommandoen

1953

Unité forces spéciales

Norwegian Special Forces Command

2014

Brigade

6th Brigade

Régiment

Cyberforsvarets CIS-regiment

Régiment

Nordenfjeldske etterretningsregiment

2002

Régiment

Norwegian Armed Forces Medical Regiment

Escadron aérien

337 skvadron

1950

Escadron aérien

719 Squadron RNoAF

Compagnie

Q11971567

Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.88/1

#10 démocratie libérale

Freedoms (Freedom House)

100/100

Free

Corruption (CPI)

81/100

#52024

Press freedom (RSF)

92/100

#12023

Military posture SIPRI · 2023

Global spending rank

#34

SIPRI Top 40

Annual budget

8.1 Md$

2023

Defense effort

1.5 %PIB

2023

Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales

  • #1 Pétrole et gaz (Europe) 2024

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

192 Md$

Imports

113 Md$

Balance

79 Md$

Top exports

  • Pétrole brut + gaz 115 Md$
  • Saumon + poisson 13 Md$

Top imports

  • Voitures (EV) 9 Md$
  • Machines 7 Md$

Export partners

Import partners

Premier fournisseur de gaz de l'Europe depuis 2022.

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

  • USA 84%
  • GBR 92%
  • FRA 96%
  • DEU 96%
  • RUS 14%
  • CHN 22%

Abstention: 9%

Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW

  • NPT

    1968 Ratified

  • CTBT

    1996 Ratified

  • TPNW

    2017 Not party

  • Rome Statute

    1998 Ratified

  • Genocide

    1948 Ratified

  • Geneva

    1949 Ratified

  • Ottawa Mine Ban

    1997 Ratified

  • Oslo Cluster Munitions

    2008 Ratified

  • Arms Trade Treaty

    2013 Ratified

  • Paris Agreement

    2015 Ratified

Society · human UNDP HDI · WID · UNHCR

HDI

0.966/1

#22024

Top 10% (wealth)

53.5 %

WID

Gini

27.7

faible

Refugees hosted

105,000

UNHCR 2024

Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States

Recognizes

  • Kosovo
  • Palestine

Does not recognize

  • Crimée russe

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