Medium and high-tech exports in Norway
Norway: Medium and high-tech exports was 43.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech exports in Norway, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Norway recorded 43.1% for medium and high-tech exports in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Norway peaked at 56.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 2022.
Norway ranks 54th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports in Norway, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.2% | — |
| 1991 | 54.1% | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 53.1% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 50.5% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 50.5% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 48.9% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 49.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 53.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 54.5% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 44.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 46.9% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.2% | 48.3% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 46.0% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 44.8% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 43.1% | 49.2% | 3 |
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 medium and high-tech exports in Norway?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Norway was 43.1% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Norway ranks 54th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.