Manufactures imports in Norway
Norway: Manufactures imports was 73.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures imports in Norway, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures imports in Norway is 73.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Norway peaked at 82.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 66.9%, in 1980.
Norway ranks 27th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 67.1% | — |
| 1963 | 68.1% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 67.9% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 70.0% | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 68.9% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 72.7% | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 72.7% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 73.8% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 74.1% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 76.0% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 76.9% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 77.8% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 75.3% | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 79.5% | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 74.3% | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 75.9% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 73.4% | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 69.3% | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 66.9% | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 70.9% | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 74.2% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 76.1% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 75.7% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 78.2% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 80.9% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 80.2% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 80.1% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 81.6% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 81.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 79.7% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 80.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 80.9% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 82.8% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 81.4% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 80.3% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 79.3% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 78.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 78.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 76.9% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 75.1% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 74.4% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 78.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 77.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 70.2% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 73.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.1% | 67.1% | 73.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 75.2% | 69.3% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.4% | 66.9% | 80.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 79.0% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 76.9% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 74.4% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 70.2% | 77.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More private sector data for Norway
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (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$), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 19,127 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Norway?
- Manufactures imports in Norway was 73.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.9% in 1980.
- How does Norway rank for manufactures imports?
- Norway ranks 27th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.