Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Norway
Norway: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Norway, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Norway stood at 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Norway peaked at 0.0427 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Norway ranks 53rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Norway, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0333 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0372 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0427 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0421 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -71.1% |
| 2021 | 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +184.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0361 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit 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 | +184.7% | 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -71.1% | 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2023 | +41.8% | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0361 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0427 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 50 Chad 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 51 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Iraq 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 54 Slovenia 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 55 Brunei 0.0381 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Guinea-Bissau 0.0381 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Norway?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Norway was 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0427 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Norway ranks 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.