Remittances in Norway
Norway: Remittances was 0.1943 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Remittances in Norway, 1975–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.1943 for remittances in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittances in Norway peaked at 0.1973 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0246, in 1976.
Norway ranks 165th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Remittances in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0246 | — |
| 1976 | 0.0246 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.16 | +551.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1467 | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.138 | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1584 | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1973 | +24.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1707 | -13.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1648 | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1633 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1617 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1413 | -12.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1436 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1359 | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1373 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1322 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1438 | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1461 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1388 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1348 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.158 | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1902 | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1806 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1965 | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1784 | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1585 | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1607 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1703 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1709 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.175 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1623 | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1512 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1512 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1451 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1596 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1545 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1492 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1481 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1417 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1451 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1541 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1288 | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1612 | +25.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1914 | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1891 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1943 | +2.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.1943 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7013, 28% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.1943 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4, 14% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Remittances 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +551.2% | 0.0246 | 0.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0988 | 0.0246 | 0.16 | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.1574 | 0.1359 | 0.1973 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1599 | 0.1322 | 0.1965 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1605 | 0.1451 | 0.175 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1477 | 0.1417 | 0.1545 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1698 | 0.1288 | 0.1943 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittances in Norway?
- Remittances in Norway was 0.1943 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remittances recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1973 in 1981.
- What is the lowest remittances recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0246 in 1976.
- How does Norway rank for remittances?
- Norway ranks 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is remittances rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remittances. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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