Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Norway
Norway: Bound rate, simple mean, primary products was 0.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Norway, 1995–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Norway is 0.6%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Norway peaked at 88.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.
Norway ranks 154th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7% | — |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88.5% | +13720.3% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 86.3% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 84.3% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 78.6% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 78.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 79.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -99.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.8%, 10% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.8%, 10% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bound rate, simple mean, primary products 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +13720.3% | 0.6% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | -99.3% | 78.5% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 0.6% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 0.5% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 151 United States 4.2% compare
- 152 Canada 2.7% compare
- 153 Australia 2.4% compare
- 155 Hong Kong 0.0%
- 155 Macao 0.0%
- 155 Switzerland 0.0% compare
More private sector data for Norway
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 107.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 17.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 170.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 30,399 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3214 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Norway?
- Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Norway was 0.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, primary products recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, primary products recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for bound rate, simple mean, primary products?
- Norway ranks 154th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).