International tourism, receipts for travel items in Norway
Norway: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 1.79 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts 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$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Norway stood at 1.79 billion current US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 69.4% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Norway peaked at 5.93 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.79 billion current US$, in 2020.
Norway ranks 50th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.20 billion current US$ | 2.12 billion current US$ | 2.28 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.25 billion current US$ | 1.96 billion current US$ | 4.85 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.41 billion current US$ | 4.69 billion current US$ | 5.93 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 billion current US$ | 1.79 billion current US$ | 1.79 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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$), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Norway?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Norway was 1.79 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.93 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Norway ranks 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.