Norway defence spending — % of GDP (OECD COFOG)

## What this measures

Total general government expenditure on defence (COFOG division 02) in Norway, as a percentage of GDP, one value per calendar year. COFOG 02 covers military defence, civil defence, foreign military aid and defence research and development, spent by all levels of government and recorded on a national-accounts basis.

## Why it matters

Norway borders Russia in the Arctic and has raised defence spending sharply; it is a read on NATO's northern flank outside the EU.

## How to read it

Higher means a larger share of the economy goes to defence. The classification is the same across OECD and EU countries, so this level can be compared with the Eurostat series for European states (defense.cofog.pct_gdp.*). A rise can come from more spending or from slower GDP growth.

## What it does not say

It is not the NATO definition and will not match NATO's shares: COFOG counts military pensions as social protection, not defence. In national accounts, weapons systems are recorded when they are delivered, so large procurement programmes appear with a lag. Recent years are revised, and data arrive a year or more after the year ends.

## Source

OECD (2026), National Accounts at a Glance: government expenditure by function (COFOG), dataflow OECD.SDD.NAD,DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_OTEF (measure OTES13F, expenditure GF02, unit PT_B1GQ, area NOR), https://data-explorer.oecd.org (accessed 25 September 2026). OECD data may be used for any purpose, including commercial use, with this citation (https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html). When the OECD's service is down, the same series is read from the DBnomics mirror. Palanor dates each annual value at 31 December. Refreshed monthly by /api/cron/worldbank-sync (src/lib/defense/official.ts).