Share of imports that come from China in Norway
Norway: Share of imports that come from China was 12.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Norway, 1948–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 12.2% for share of imports that come from china in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Norway peaked at 13.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1976.
Norway ranks 130th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0.4% | — |
| 1949 | 0.3% | -11.0% |
| 1950 | 0.4% | +24.8% |
| 1951 | 0.3% | -26.7% |
| 1952 | 0.4% | +41.9% |
| 1953 | 0.5% | +15.3% |
| 1954 | 0.3% | -41.7% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | -26.9% |
| 1956 | 0.3% | +28.9% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | -46.5% |
| 1958 | 0.3% | +82.4% |
| 1959 | 0.3% | -5.1% |
| 1960 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -47.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -20.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +19.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +44.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3% | +34.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -15.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -32.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -23.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +28.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +25.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +22.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +27.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | +169.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -39.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +50.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | -24.1% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +73.1% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | +31.5% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +33.5% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 12.2% | +1.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 12.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.3× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Norway's 12.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.8%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +169.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.5% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.2% | 13.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Norway?
- Share of imports that come from china in Norway was 12.2% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1976.
- How does Norway rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Norway ranks 130th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.