Manufactures exports in Norway
Norway: Manufactures exports was 17.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures exports in Norway, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Norway is 17.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Norway peaked at 62.3% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2022.
That places Norway 124th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 44.6% | — |
| 1963 | 45.6% | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 51.4% | +12.3% |
| 1966 | 50.0% | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 54.1% | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 55.2% | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 53.9% | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 57.3% | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 58.4% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 61.5% | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 62.3% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 61.5% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 53.4% | -13.7% |
| 1977 | 53.8% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 51.5% | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 38.9% | -24.5% |
| 1980 | 31.3% | -19.7% |
| 1981 | 29.9% | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 30.8% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 29.0% | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 27.5% | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 29.8% | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 37.2% | +24.8% |
| 1989 | 33.8% | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 32.7% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 31.3% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 30.5% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 25.3% | -16.9% |
| 1994 | 24.9% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 26.8% | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | -13.7% |
| 1997 | 24.3% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 29.8% | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 26.9% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | -31.2% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | +23.4% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -40.6% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -38.9% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +62.4% |
| 2024 | 15.1% | +14.9% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.1% | 44.6% | 55.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | 56.0% | 38.9% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.1% | 27.5% | 37.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 27.6% | 23.1% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 16.2% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 15.2% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 8.1% | 22.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 121 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.9% compare
- 122 Tajikistan 17.8% compare
- 123 Gabon 17.8% compare
- 125 Paraguay 16.3% compare
- 126 Saudi Arabia 15.9% compare
- 127 Fiji 15.5% 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 19,127 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Norway?
- Manufactures exports in Norway was 17.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 1973.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for manufactures exports?
- Norway ranks 124th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 62 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.