Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Norway
Norway: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Norway, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Norway stood at 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Norway peaked at 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Norway 122nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Norway, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0158 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +141.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 48% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … 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 | +141.0% | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -67.4% | 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 119 Netherlands 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 120 Poland 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 121 Kuwait 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 123 Sweden 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 124 Paraguay 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 125 Iraq 0.017 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Norway?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Norway was 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Norway ranks 122nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.