Real GDP per person during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how real GDP per person changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gro Harlem Brundtland | 3 Nov 1990 – 25 Oct 1996 from Q1 1991 | +20.1% Q1 1991 → Q3 1996 | +3.4%/yr | |
| 2 |  Kjell Magne Bondevik | 19 Oct 2001 – 17 Oct 2005 | +7.5% Q3 2001 → Q3 2005 | +1.8%/yr | |
| 3 |  Erna Solberg | 16 Oct 2013 – 14 Oct 2021 | +6.0% Q3 2013 → Q3 2021 | +0.7%/yr | |
| 4 | Jonas Gahr Støre | 14 Oct 2021 – now | +5.7% Q3 2021 → Q2 2026 | +1.2%/yr | |
| 5 | Kjell Magne Bondevik | 17 Oct 1997 – 17 Mar 2000 | +5.0% Q3 1997 → Q4 1999 | +2.2%/yr | |
| 6 | Jens Stoltenberg | 17 Mar 2000 – 19 Oct 2001 | +3.9% Q4 1999 → Q3 2001 | +2.2%/yr | |
| 7 | Thorbjørn Jagland | 25 Oct 1996 – 17 Oct 1997 | +3.9% Q3 1996 → Q3 1997 | +3.9%/yr | |
| 8 | Jens Stoltenberg | 17 Oct 2005 – 16 Oct 2013 | +2.8% Q3 2005 → Q3 2013 | +0.3%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. NOK thousand per person, 2023 prices, last four quarters · Statistics Norway, quarterly GDP (table 09190, constant 2023 prices, seasonally adjusted), summed over the trailing four quarters, over the population on 1 January (table 05803) interpolated to the quarter · Norway data · as of Oct 2026.