Norway’s consumer confidence indicator fell to -20.0 in Q2 2026, following an upwardly revised -12.4 in the previous quarter. This marked the seventeenth consecutive period of negative sentiment and the most pessimistic reading since Q1 2024, as consumers’ expectations for the country’s economic performance continued to weaken over the past twelve months (-47.0 vs -31.7 in Q1) and over the next twelve months (-35 vs -20.1). Moreover, households’ sentiment about their personal finances a year ahead turned negative (-4 vs 9.5), alongside their assessment of personal finances over the past year (-9 vs 0.5). The outlook also deteriorated further with regard to major purchases (-16 vs -11.2). source: Finans Norge & Verian

Consumer Confidence in Norway decreased to -20 points in the second quarter of 2026 from -12.40 points in the first quarter of 2026. Consumer Confidence in Norway averaged 11.37 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 -36.60 points in the first quarter of 2023. 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 May of 2026.

Consumer Confidence in Norway decreased to -20 points in the second quarter of 2026 from -12.40 points in the first quarter of 2026. Consumer Confidence in Norway is expected to be -20.00 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 -10.00 points in 2027 and -8.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-24 05:30 AM
Consumer Confidence
Q1 -9.40 -4.70 2
2026-05-12 05:30 AM
Consumer Confidence
Q2 -20.0 -12.4 -12
2026-08-13 05:30 AM
Consumer Confidence
Q3 -20.0 -18


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence -20.00 -12.40 points Jun 2026
Consumer Credit 4690881.00 4679577.00 NOK Million Mar 2026
Consumer Spending 526958.00 519541.00 NOK Million Dec 2025
Disposable Personal Income 538077.00 421494.00 NOK Million Mar 2026
Gasoline Prices 2.35 1.97 USD/Liter Mar 2026
Households Debt to GDP 86.10 85.40 percent of GDP Sep 2025
Households Debt to Income 209.99 206.29 percent Dec 2022
Personal Savings 2.80 3.00 percent Dec 2025
Retail Sales MoM -0.10 -1.10 percent Mar 2026
Retail Sales YoY 0.90 1.60 percent Mar 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
-20.00 -12.40 34.90 -36.60 1992 - 2026 points Quarterly

News Stream
Norway Consumer Morale Worsens in Q2
Norway’s consumer confidence indicator fell to -20.0 in Q2 2026, following an upwardly revised -12.4 in the previous quarter. This marked the seventeenth consecutive period of negative sentiment and the most pessimistic reading since Q1 2024, as consumers’ expectations for the country’s economic performance continued to weaken over the past twelve months (-47.0 vs -31.7 in Q1) and over the next twelve months (-35 vs -20.1). Moreover, households’ sentiment about their personal finances a year ahead turned negative (-4 vs 9.5), alongside their assessment of personal finances over the past year (-9 vs 0.5). The outlook also deteriorated further with regard to major purchases (-16 vs -11.2).
2026-05-12
Norway Consumer Morale Falls Further in Q1
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