The office has about 460 employees, mostly recruited among economists, lawyers and social scientists.
In 1822 the Ministry of Auditing (Revisjonsdepartementet) was created as a supplement to the office that originally bore the name Statsrevisjonen (lit.
In 1918, the system is changed and all state auditing is taken over by the office, removing the ministry.
In 1938, with 64 against 63 votes, the Parliament of Norway changed the office's name to the current Riksrevisjonen (lit.
In 1962, the auditing of the Norwegian State Railways, Telegrafverket and the Postal Service were included in the office.