Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Norway
Norway: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 26.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel 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
The most recent figure for travel services in Norway is 26.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Norway peaked at 34.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2021.
That places Norway 59th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 19.8% | — |
| 1976 | 19.3% | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 21.7% | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 23.3% | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 22.9% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 21.3% | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 22.1% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 24.9% | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 23.9% | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 22.1% | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 24.9% | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 30.8% | +23.6% |
| 1987 | 32.9% | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 34.8% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 28.4% | -18.3% |
| 1990 | 30.1% | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 27.3% | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 28.1% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 27.2% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 29.9% | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 30.4% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 30.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 29.5% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 26.7% | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -65.2% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | +161.3% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 26.6% | -0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 26.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 1.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Norway's 26.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +161.3% | 9.7% | 25.3% |
| 2020 | -65.2% | 30.7% | 10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.4% | 19.3% | 23.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 26.6% | 21.3% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.5% | 27.2% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 26.7% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 30.0% | 33.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 9.7% | 27.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More private sector data for Norway
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 107.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 74.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 17.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 170.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 64.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 30,399 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Norway?
- Travel services in Norway was 26.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for travel services?
- Norway ranks 59th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.