Norway National Insurance Basic Amount (G) 2026

The basic amount of the National Insurance Scheme, written G (grunnbeløpet), is a yardstick that NAV uses to calculate and cap most benefits and pensions. Sick pay, unemployment benefit, work assessment allowance (AAP) and parental benefit are all capped at 6times G, and minimum income requirements are given as parts of G. Norwegians often talk about salaries and benefits in Gs, for example "the ceiling is 6G". From 1 May 2026, G is NOK 136,549 (about EUR 12,600 or USD 14,360). The calculator converts between G and kroner for every year since the scheme started in 1967 and adjusts old amounts with the growth in G. Euro and dollar figures are approximate, converted at Norges Bank mid-market rates of 25 September 2026 (EUR 1 = NOK 10.84, USD 1 = NOK 9.51).

How G is used

• Ceiling: income above 6G does not increase sick pay, unemployment benefit or AAP. In 2026, 6G is NOK 819,294.
• Minimum income: you must have earned a set share of G to qualify for a benefit.
• State pension: pension is earned on income up to 7.1G each year. See the Norway pension calculator.

G and average G

NAV publishes two figures. The basic amount is the rate that applies from a date, and the average G is the average of the rates in force during the calendar year, weighted by months. In 2026 that is NOK 136,549 against NOK 134,419, because the first four months used the previous rate of NOK 130,160. In the calculator, choose "G on 31 December" or "Average for the year" to get the figure you need. The default is the rate in force on 31 December, so for 2026 it shows NOK 136,549. The average for 2026 is lower, which is why 6G is NOK 819,294 at the current rate but NOK 806,514 at the 2026 average.

Example: what was NOK 600,000 in 2016 worth?

With an income of NOK 600,000 in 2016 you were at 6.54G, because the average G was NOK 91,740. The same number of Gs today would be NOK 879,130, using the average G of NOK 134,419 for 2026. Adjusting with G tells you what the amount would be if it had followed wages, which is not the same as adjusting for prices. Between 2016 and 2026 G grew by 3.9% a year on average, and between 2006 and 2026 by 3.9% a year (NOK 62,161 to NOK 134,419).

Important limits in G, in kroner for 2026

Calculated with G from 1 May 2026. Always check the exact conditions for each benefit with NAV. See also the sick pay calculator, the unemployment benefit calculator, the work assessment allowance calculator and the parental leave calculator.

Average G and G on 31 December for selected years

Every adjustment of G since 1967

In some years before the 1990s G was adjusted more than once a year, for example three times in 1977 and 1981.

If you have just moved to Norway

You will meet G as soon as you deal with NAV. Your rights to sick pay and unemployment benefit depend on income earned in a recent period, measured in G, so you may not qualify in your first months. Your pension entitlement also builds up year by year on income up to 7.1G. Ask NAV whether income or insurance periods from other EEA countries can count for the benefit you are applying for.

What this calculator does not cover

It converts between G and kroner and shows the history of G. It does not work out any benefit, and it does not check whether you meet the conditions for one. The conditions for each benefit, including which G applies, are set out by NAV.