International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Norway
Norway: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 3.86 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Norway, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Norway stood at 3.86 billion current US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.6% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Norway peaked at 18.54 billion current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.86 billion current US$, in 2020.
That places Norway 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Norway, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.23 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 4.49 billion current US$ | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 4.45 billion current US$ | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 4.72 billion current US$ | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 4.89 billion current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 4.60 billion current US$ | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 4.41 billion current US$ | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 5.19 billion current US$ | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 6.72 billion current US$ | +29.4% |
| 2004 | 8.49 billion current US$ | +26.4% |
| 2005 | 9.68 billion current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 10.72 billion current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 12.12 billion current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 14.10 billion current US$ | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 12.10 billion current US$ | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 13.47 billion current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 15.82 billion current US$ | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 16.60 billion current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 18.46 billion current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 18.54 billion current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.30 billion current US$ | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 15.07 billion current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 16.27 billion current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 17.05 billion current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 16.51 billion current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.86 billion current US$ | -76.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 3.86 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.16 billion current US$, 3.3× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Norway's 3.86 billion current US$ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 billion current US$, 3.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -76.6% | 16.51 billion current US$ | 3.86 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.56 billion current US$ | 4.23 billion current US$ | 4.89 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.81 billion current US$ | 4.41 billion current US$ | 14.10 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.31 billion current US$ | 13.47 billion current US$ | 18.54 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 billion current US$ | 3.86 billion current US$ | 3.86 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More private sector data for Norway
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 107.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 74.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 17.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 170.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 64.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 30,399 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Norway?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Norway was 3.86 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 18.54 billion current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.86 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Norway ranks 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.