Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Norway
Norway: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 5.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Norway, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Norway is 5.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Norway peaked at 12.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
Norway ranks 141st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.6% | — |
| 1961 | 11.5% | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 8.7% | -24.4% |
| 1963 | 8.8% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 8.0% | -9.3% |
| 1965 | 8.7% | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 8.4% | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 9.1% | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 9.7% | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 8.7% | -10.1% |
| 1970 | 7.2% | -17.0% |
| 1971 | 7.2% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 8.4% | +17.5% |
| 1973 | 12.3% | +45.9% |
| 1974 | 11.0% | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 10.8% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 10.5% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 12.2% | +15.2% |
| 1978 | 9.3% | -23.8% |
| 1979 | 8.3% | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 7.1% | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 5.8% | -18.6% |
| 1982 | 6.0% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 4.2% | -30.5% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 5.0% | +32.6% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | -42.3% |
| 1988 | 3.9% | +17.0% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | -18.3% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +41.2% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | -16.4% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -37.2% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +42.7% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +244.3% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -62.2% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +43.9% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +25.9% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +40.8% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +48.5% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -25.4% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -52.0% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +12.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 5.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 54% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Norway's 5.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.2%, 54% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +244.3% | 2.8% | 9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 8.0% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 7.2% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 3.2% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.0% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.2% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 4.4% | 12.3% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Norway?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Norway was 5.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Norway ranks 141st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.