Norway is ranked 9 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Norway deteriorated to 9 in 2019 from 7 in 2018. Ease of Doing Business in Norway averaged 7.92 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 10.00 in 2009 and a record low of 6.00 in 2011. source: World Bank

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Bankruptcies	303.00	295.00	Companies and Individuals	Jan 2026
Industrial Confidence	2.60	0.20	points	Dec 2025
Capacity Utilization	77.60	77.40	percent	Dec 2025
Car Registrations	11830.00	8446.00	Units	Feb 2026
Changes in Inventories	-39451.00	2069.00	NOK Million	Dec 2025
Corruption Index	81.00	81.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	4.00	5.00		Dec 2025
Crude Oil Rigs	18.00	15.00		Feb 2026
Electricity Production	17782.57	15782.20	Gigawatt-hour	Jan 2026
Industrial Production YoY	6.30	2.30	percent	Jan 2026
Industrial Production MoM	1.00	0.90	percent	Jan 2026
GDP Mainland MoM	0.00	0.10	percent	Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production YoY	2.20	1.20	percent	Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production MoM	-0.30	-0.20	percent	Jan 2026
Mining Production	1.40	-35.00	percent	Jan 2026

Ease of Doing Business in Norway

The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses.