Transport services in Norway
Norway: Transport services was 17.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Norway, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, transport services in Norway stood at 17.3%. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Norway peaked at 52.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2025.
That places Norway 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Transport services in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 49.8% | — |
| 1976 | 46.6% | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 43.3% | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 40.9% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 48.7% | +19.1% |
| 1980 | 52.6% | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 52.0% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 49.3% | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 49.0% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 47.1% | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 42.2% | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 39.5% | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 40.3% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 45.1% | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 44.6% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 44.1% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 34.8% | -21.1% |
| 1993 | 33.2% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 37.5% | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 36.2% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 35.9% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 34.9% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 32.7% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 31.5% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 33.1% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 36.2% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | -29.2% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | -17.7% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | +12.3% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.9% | 40.9% | 49.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 46.7% | 39.5% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.5% | 31.5% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 22.3% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 21.9% | 25.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 17.3% | 27.0% | 6 |
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 transport services in Norway?
- Transport services in Norway was 17.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for transport services?
- Norway ranks 164th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.