Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Norway
Norway: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 8,153 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Norway, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Norway stood at 8,153 million USD.
The figure is down 39.3% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Norway peaked at 35,903 million USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, -3,495 million USD, in 2017.
That places Norway 31st out of 168 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 outflows — Value US$ in Norway, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,583 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 1,449 million USD | -8.5% |
| 1992 | -120.2 million USD | -108.3% |
| 1993 | 718.48 million USD | -697.7% |
| 1994 | 2,172 million USD | +202.3% |
| 1995 | 2,856 million USD | +31.5% |
| 1996 | 6,105 million USD | +113.7% |
| 1997 | 5,289 million USD | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 2,542 million USD | -51.9% |
| 1999 | 5,833 million USD | +129.4% |
| 2000 | 8,584 million USD | +47.2% |
| 2001 | 509.81 million USD | -94.1% |
| 2002 | 4,291 million USD | +741.8% |
| 2003 | 4,118 million USD | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 4,380 million USD | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 20,822 million USD | +375.4% |
| 2006 | 18,538 million USD | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 11,054 million USD | -40.4% |
| 2008 | 35,903 million USD | +224.8% |
| 2009 | 3,187 million USD | -91.1% |
| 2010 | 31,168 million USD | +878.0% |
| 2011 | 18,094 million USD | -41.9% |
| 2012 | 20,671 million USD | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 9,201 million USD | -55.5% |
| 2014 | 20,704 million USD | +125.0% |
| 2015 | 31,075 million USD | +50.1% |
| 2016 | 3,228 million USD | -89.6% |
| 2017 | -3,495 million USD | -208.3% |
| 2018 | 11,181 million USD | -419.9% |
| 2019 | 12,524 million USD | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 9,302 million USD | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 13,227 million USD | +42.2% |
| 2022 | 13,429 million USD | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 8,153 million USD | -39.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 8,153 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,178 million USD, 6.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Norway's 8,153 million USD is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 755.46 million USD, 10.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +878.0% | 3,187 million USD | 31,168 million USD |
| 2002 | +741.8% | 509.81 million USD | 4,291 million USD |
| 1993 | +697.7% | -120.2 million USD | 718.48 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,843 million USD | -120.2 million USD | 6,105 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,139 million USD | 509.81 million USD | 35,903 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,435 million USD | -3,495 million USD | 31,168 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,028 million USD | 8,153 million USD | 13,429 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 28 Australia 9,823 million USD compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 214.91 million USD compare
- 29 Austria 9,594 million USD compare
- 29 Cabo Verde -7.49 million USD compare
- 30 Australia and New Zealand 9,015 million USD compare
- 32 Malaysia 7,643 million USD compare
- 33 Indonesia 7,070 million USD compare
- 34 Czechia 7,052 million USD compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0142 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,340 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.4463 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 978.78 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0071 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Norway?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Norway was 8,153 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 35,903 million USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,495 million USD in 2017.
- How does Norway rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Norway ranks 31st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 outflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.