Travel services in Norway
Norway: Travel services was 15.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Norway, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Norway stood at 15.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Norway peaked at 17.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2021.
Norway ranks 151st of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Travel services in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 8.1% | — |
| 1976 | 8.5% | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 9.5% | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 10.3% | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 9.1% | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 8.7% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 9.5% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 9.3% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 10.4% | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 13.2% | +26.9% |
| 1987 | 14.9% | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 15.2% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 12.5% | -17.8% |
| 1990 | 12.3% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 12.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 15.1% | +22.2% |
| 1993 | 14.8% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 16.1% | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | -17.0% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -61.0% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +130.1% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 15.1% | +18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 8.1% | 10.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 8.7% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 12.3% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.5% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 11.3% | 13.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 4.7% | 15.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 15,237 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 21,349 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Norway?
- Travel services in Norway was 15.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for travel services?
- Norway ranks 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.