Norwegian economy By Per-Kristian Foss Member of the Norwegian Parliament The Conservative Party Parliamentary Group
GDP growth Sources: OECD and Statistics Norway
Unemployment rates Source: OECD
Government Pension Fund Global NOK billion (€ 450 billion) Probably largest SWF in the world since 2011 The fund's market value per quarter at the end of September Billions of NOK Source: Norges Bank Investment Management
GPFG ownership in % of benchmark The fund’s average holdings in equity markets.The fund’s average holdings in fixed-income markets
Employment rate % of population, age % Source: Eurostat
Female employment rate % of population, age % Source: Eurostat
Fertility rate Source: CIA World Factbook
Balance in public finances Source: Eurostat Net borrowing or lending of consolidated general government sector, % of GDP
Relative hourly industry labour cost, Norway vs trading partner countries Hourly labour cost of Norwegian industry workers 57 % higher than trading partner countries in EU 1995 = 100 Common currency National currency Source: Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements
Population of Norway, different scenarios Parameters: fertility, life span, internal migration and immigration Sources: Statistics Norway