International tourism, receipts in Norway
Norway: International tourism, receipts was 1.9% in 2020. ▬ Flat
International tourism, receipts in Norway, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts in Norway stood at 1.9%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 61.4% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Norway peaked at 4.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2020.
That places Norway 146th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
International tourism, receipts in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.9% | — |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +22.2% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -61.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 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 in Norway?
- International tourism, receipts in Norway was 1.9% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Norway ranks 146th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.