Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Norway
Norway: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 7,960 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Norway, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Norway recorded 7,960 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$ in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 344.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Norway peaked at 16,715 million USD in 2019 and was at its lowest, -9,780 million USD, in 2017.
That places Norway 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Norway, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,564 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 302.33 million USD | -80.7% |
| 1992 | -668.12 million USD | -321.0% |
| 1993 | 991.52 million USD | -248.4% |
| 1994 | 2,776 million USD | +180.0% |
| 1995 | 2,409 million USD | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 3,211 million USD | +33.3% |
| 1997 | 3,982 million USD | +24.0% |
| 1998 | 3,935 million USD | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 6,790 million USD | +72.6% |
| 2000 | 6,895 million USD | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2,238 million USD | -67.5% |
| 2002 | 667.48 million USD | -70.2% |
| 2003 | 3,801 million USD | +469.5% |
| 2004 | 3,034 million USD | -20.2% |
| 2005 | 2,017 million USD | -33.5% |
| 2006 | 6,836 million USD | +238.9% |
| 2007 | 6,918 million USD | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 14,868 million USD | +114.9% |
| 2009 | 8,752 million USD | -41.1% |
| 2010 | 13,673 million USD | +56.2% |
| 2011 | 11,390 million USD | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 14,652 million USD | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 1,792 million USD | -87.8% |
| 2014 | -93.63 million USD | -105.2% |
| 2015 | -3,362 million USD | +3490.5% |
| 2016 | -3,368 million USD | +0.2% |
| 2017 | -9,780 million USD | +190.4% |
| 2018 | 1,044 million USD | -110.7% |
| 2019 | 16,715 million USD | +1500.5% |
| 2020 | -8,229 million USD | -149.2% |
| 2021 | 3,508 million USD | -142.6% |
| 2022 | 8,984 million USD | +156.1% |
| 2023 | 7,960 million USD | -11.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 7,960 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,565 million USD, 1.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Norway's 7,960 million USD is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,447 million USD, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -3490.5% | -93.63 million USD | -3,362 million USD |
| 2019 | +1500.5% | 1,044 million USD | 16,715 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,529 million USD | -668.12 million USD | 6,790 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,603 million USD | 667.48 million USD | 14,868 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,266 million USD | -9,780 million USD | 16,715 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,056 million USD | -8,229 million USD | 8,984 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More economy & growth data for Norway
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7416 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -7.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -164.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,394 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Norway?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Norway was 7,960 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 16,715 million USD in 2019.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -9,780 million USD in 2017.
- How does Norway rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Norway ranks 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 344.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.