Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Norway
Norway: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Norway, 1970–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Norway is 0.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 81.3% on the previous year and down 96.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Norway peaked at 10.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -2.2%, in 2020.
That places Norway 108th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3% | — |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -12.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +145.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -43.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -53.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -41.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +378.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -27.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +70.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +20.5% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +67.2% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | +103.3% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | -54.3% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | +38.0% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +19.8% |
| 1992 | -0.1% | -106.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -748.3% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | +186.0% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +112.6% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -16.6% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | +110.4% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -82.4% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +256.3% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -26.4% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +255.1% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -48.0% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +36.9% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -67.3% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +170.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -62.8% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +105.6% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -55.3% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +85.7% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -69.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -89.7% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +1710.2% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -40.6% |
| 2020 | -2.2% | -220.3% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -374.4% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -51.8% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -48.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -81.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | -0.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 1.1% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 0.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | -2.2% | 6.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Norway?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Norway was 0.2% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.2% in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Norway ranks 108th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.