ESA publishes Annual State Aid Scoreboard
The Scoreboard shows that, in 2023, the EEA EFTA States granted over EUR 5.6 billion in State aid, marking an overall 2% real decrease from 2022. This drop was largely driven by the continued phase-out of COVID-19 and Ukraine-related support, as well as reduced spending on environmental measures. Despite this, environmental aid remained the largest category, representing 44% of total aid.
Whereas Iceland spent around EUR 336 million (1.15% of GDP) on State aid, representing a 10% real increase mainly supporting R&D and environmental goals, with tax concessions as the primary tool, Liechtenstein’s State aid rose to EUR 15.3 million (0.2% of GDP) and focused entirely on environmental objectives. For its part, Norway reported EUR 5.3 billion in aid (1.19% of GDP), a 3% real decrease, with environmental measures receiving the largest share and tax concessions remaining the main instrument.
For more information, see ESA’s Annual Scoreboard.