Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Norway
Norway: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was -1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Norway, 1970–2025
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Norway stood at -1.5%.
The figure is down 160.8% on the previous year and down 181.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Norway peaked at 6.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -4.9%, in 2016.
Norway ranks 187th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5% | — |
| 1971 | 0.6% | +29.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | +33.1% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | +37.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -47.6% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | +54.6% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +79.1% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -43.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | -28.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -87.7% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | +1030.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -31.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -24.9% |
| 1984 | -0.3% | -153.0% |
| 1985 | -0.7% | +126.9% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -299.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -84.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +36.8% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | +433.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -43.2% |
| 1991 | -0.3% | -134.8% |
| 1992 | -0.5% | +76.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -261.0% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +161.8% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -26.9% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +48.8% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +19.7% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +30.8% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +35.3% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -62.4% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -16.1% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +74.5% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +79.1% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -28.3% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -49.9% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +125.2% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -59.2% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +164.6% |
| 2013 | -0.3% | -104.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -348.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +188.8% |
| 2016 | -4.9% | -368.3% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -129.1% |
| 2018 | -1.2% | -187.8% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -408.9% |
| 2020 | -0.9% | -122.3% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -509.9% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -34.3% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -11.7% |
| 2025 | -1.5% | -160.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | -0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | -0.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | -4.9% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | -1.5% | 3.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Norway?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Norway was -1.5% in 2025, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.9% in 2016.
- How does Norway rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Norway ranks 187th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 181.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.