Norway’s consumer confidence indicator fell to -9.4 in Q1 2026 from an upwardly revised -4.7 in the previous quarter, marking the sixteenth consecutive period of negative sentiment. Consumers’ expectations for the country’s economic performance continued to weaken over the past twelve months (-31.7 vs -24.4 in Q4) and the next twelve months (-20.1 vs -8.3). Households' optimism about their personal finances a year ahead declined slightly (9.5 vs 10.1), while sentiment toward major purchases became more negative (-11.2 vs -8.9). In contrast, households reported a modest improvement in their assessment of personal finances over the past year (0.5 vs -0.1). source: Finans Norge & Verian

Consumer Confidence in Norway decreased to -9.40 points in the first quarter of 2026 from -4.70 points in the fourth quarter of 2025. Consumer Confidence in Norway averaged 11.60 points from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 34.90 points in the first quarter of 1997 and a record low of -36.90 points in the fourth quarter of 2022. This page provides - Norway Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Norway Consumer Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.

Consumer Confidence in Norway decreased to -9.40 points in the first quarter of 2026 from -4.70 points in the fourth quarter of 2025. Consumer Confidence in Norway is expected to be -9.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Norway Consumer Confidence is projected to trend around -4.00 points in 2027 and 1.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-11-10 05:30 AM
Consumer Confidence
Q4 -3.70 -4.50 -5
2026-02-24 05:30 AM
Consumer Confidence
Q1 -9.40 -4.70 2
2026-05-13 05:30 AM
Consumer Confidence
Q2 -9.40 -10


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence -9.40 -4.70 points Mar 2026
Consumer Credit 4674766.00 4659428.00 NOK Million Jan 2026
Consumer Spending 526958.00 519541.00 NOK Million Dec 2025
Disposable Personal Income 421494.00 414242.00 NOK Million Dec 2025
Gasoline Prices 2.09 2.08 USD/Liter Jan 2026
Households Debt to GDP 88.40 87.40 percent of GDP Jun 2025
Households Debt to Income 209.99 206.29 percent Dec 2022
Personal Savings 2.80 3.00 percent Dec 2025
Retail Sales MoM 1.10 -0.60 percent Jan 2026
Retail Sales YoY 4.10 3.20 percent Jan 2026


Norway Consumer Confidence
In Norway, the Finance Norway and TNS Gallup consumer confidence survey measures the level of optimism that consumers have about the performance of the economy. Generally consumer confidence is high when the unemployment rate is low and GDP growth is high. Measures of average consumer confidence can be useful indicators of how much consumers are likely to spend.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-9.40 -4.70 34.90 -36.90 1992 - 2026 points Quarterly

News Stream
Norway Consumer Confidence Falls to 4-Month Low
Norway’s consumer confidence indicator fell to -9.4 in Q1 2026 from an upwardly revised -4.7 in the previous quarter, marking the sixteenth consecutive period of negative sentiment. Consumers’ expectations for the country’s economic performance continued to weaken over the past twelve months (-31.7 vs -24.4 in Q4) and the next twelve months (-20.1 vs -8.3). Households' optimism about their personal finances a year ahead declined slightly (9.5 vs 10.1), while sentiment toward major purchases became more negative (-11.2 vs -8.9). In contrast, households reported a modest improvement in their assessment of personal finances over the past year (0.5 vs -0.1).
2026-02-24
Norway Consumer Morale Improves in Q4
Norway’s consumer confidence indicator rose to -3.7 in the fourth quarter of 2025 from a downwardly revised -4.5 in the previous quarter. This marked the fifteenth consecutive period of negative sentiment but the least pessimistic reading in the sequence, as consumers became less negative about the country’s economic outlook for the coming year (-24.4 vs -28.3 in Q3) and viewed the time for making large purchases as slightly less unfavorable (-8.9 vs -9.1). Meanwhile, households turned slightly negative about their own finances over the past year (-0.1 vs 6.9) and were less optimistic about the future (10.1 vs 21.8). At the same time, consumers became more negative about the country’s economic performance over the past twelve months (-8.3 vs -3.3).
2025-11-10
Norway Consumer Confidence Less Negative in Q3
Norway’s consumer confidence indicator rose to -3.6 in the third quarter of 2025 from a downwardly revised -9.1 in the previous quarter. This marked the fourteenth consecutive period of negative sentiment but the softest reading in the sequence, as households regained confidence in their own finances in the past year (6.9 vs -7.4 in Q2) and became even more optimistic in the future (21.8 vs 11.2). Additionally, consumers became less negative about the country’s economy in the past twelve months (-3.3 vs -21.2) and in the coming year (-28.3 vs -52). Lastly, consumers found the time for making large purchases less unfavorable (-9.1 vs -19.8).
2025-08-13