Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Norway
Norway: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 3.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Norway, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Norway recorded 3.5% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in 2023. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Norway peaked at 3.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1992.
That places Norway 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.3% | — |
| 1961 | 2.8% | -15.0% |
| 1962 | 3.2% | +12.8% |
| 1963 | 3.0% | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 3.0% | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 3.1% | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 3.1% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 3.2% | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 3.3% | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 2.6% | -19.7% |
| 1972 | 3.1% | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 3.0% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 2.9% | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | -11.2% |
| 1976 | 2.5% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 3.1% | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 2.6% | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 2.7% | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | -16.5% |
| 1983 | 2.2% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | -12.4% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | +35.5% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -15.3% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -10.4% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +20.2% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +14.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 3.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 2.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Norway's 3.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 2.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Norway?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin in Norway was 3.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1992.
- How does Norway rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Norway ranks 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.