Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Norway
Norway: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Norway, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.8% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Norway peaked at 1.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2021.
That places Norway 122nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.8% | — |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -67.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -21.8% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +141.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +45.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Norway
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1955 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 18,489 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 31,859 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Norway?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Norway was 1.8% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Norway ranks 122nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.