International tourism, expenditures in Norway
Norway: International tourism, expenditures was 4.23 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Norway, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Norway is 4.23 billion current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 76.1% on the previous year and down 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Norway peaked at 20.17 billion current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.23 billion current US$, in 2020.
Norway ranks 34th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.85 billion current US$ | 4.48 billion current US$ | 5.18 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.45 billion current US$ | 4.72 billion current US$ | 15.12 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.64 billion current US$ | 14.66 billion current US$ | 20.17 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.23 billion current US$ | 4.23 billion current US$ | 4.23 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More private sector data for Norway
- Merchandise exports 170.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 17.3% (2025)
- Food exports 10.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 107.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 63.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 17.3% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 52.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Norway?
- International tourism, expenditures in Norway was 4.23 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 20.17 billion current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.23 billion current US$ in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Norway ranks 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.