Norway: net government cash flow from petroleum activities 2008-2018

The estimated value in 2020 of Norway’s tax revenue from petroleum activities, amounted to 132.4 billion Norwegian kroner. Furthermore, the cash flow from the State’s Direct Financial Interest (SDFI) was estimated at 84.7 billion kroner, while the environmental taxes was expected to reach nearly six billion kroner.

Net government cash flow from petroleum activities in Norway from 2008 to 2018 (in billion NOK)

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Release date

October 2019

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Region

Norway

Survey time period

2008 to 2018

Special properties

paid taxes are adjusted for repayments and numbers are inflated using CPI Norway

Supplementary notes

* Preliminary numbers from the National Budget 2018.
** The source adds the following information: "The State’s Direct Financial Interest (SDFI) is a system under which the Norwegian state owns holdings in a number of oil and gas fields, pipelines and onshore facilities."
*** The source adds the following information: "The Norwegian state owns 67 percent of the shares in the oil and gas company Statoil and receives dividends in the same way as other shareholders."

The source adds the following information: "Government revenues from petroleum activities are transferred to the Government Pension Fund Global. The Government Pension Fund Global, originally called the Government Petroleum Fund, was established in 1990 to ensure a long-term perspective in the management of government petroleum revenues. At year end 2017, the fund’s market value was 8,488 billion NOK. This corresponds to more than 1.6 million NOK per registered person in Norway."

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