Merchandise trade in Norway
Norway: Merchandise trade was 52.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Merchandise trade in Norway, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Norway recorded 52.4% for merchandise trade in 2025.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Norway peaked at 57.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2016.
That places Norway 105th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Merchandise trade in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.3% | — |
| 1961 | 45.1% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 43.4% | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 44.4% | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 45.7% | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 45.2% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 45.5% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 47.1% | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 45.6% | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 46.4% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 48.3% | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 45.7% | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 44.3% | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 49.1% | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 54.4% | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 51.7% | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 53.3% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 52.6% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 48.3% | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 51.5% | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 55.3% | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 53.4% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 53.0% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 51.3% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 53.0% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 54.5% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 48.9% | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 47.0% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 45.0% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 49.7% | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 51.3% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 49.3% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 47.1% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 46.8% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 49.3% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 49.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 52.5% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 52.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 50.9% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 49.4% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 55.4% | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 53.1% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 49.3% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 51.1% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 55.5% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 45.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 57.7% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 53.7% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 52.4% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.4% | 43.4% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.9% | 44.3% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.1% | 45.0% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 46.8% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 46.9% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 41.9% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 43.1% | 57.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More private sector data for Norway
- 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$), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 19,127 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Norway?
- Merchandise trade in Norway was 52.4% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2016.
- How does Norway rank for merchandise trade?
- Norway ranks 105th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.