Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Norway
Norway: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 8.95 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Norway, 1995–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Norway stood at 8.95 billion. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Norway peaked at 8.95 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.17 billion, in 2020.
That places Norway 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.73 billion | — |
| 1996 | 2.77 billion | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.57 billion | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 2.54 billion | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.75 billion | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 2.52 billion | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 2.38 billion | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 2.58 billion | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 2.99 billion | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 3.53 billion | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 4.24 billion | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 4.29 billion | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 5.32 billion | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 5.70 billion | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 4.95 billion | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 5.30 billion | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 6.57 billion | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 6.78 billion | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 7.17 billion | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 7.50 billion | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 6.37 billion | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 6.29 billion | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 6.57 billion | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 7.28 billion | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 7.39 billion | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.17 billion | -70.6% |
| 2021 | 2.32 billion | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 6.61 billion | +185.2% |
| 2023 | 7.80 billion | +18.0% |
| 2024 | 8.95 billion | +14.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 8.95 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.08 billion, 1.5× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Norway's 8.95 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.00 billion, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 | +185.2% | 2.32 billion | 6.61 billion |
| 2020 | -70.6% | 7.39 billion | 2.17 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.67 billion | 2.54 billion | 2.77 billion | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.85 billion | 2.38 billion | 5.70 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.72 billion | 5.30 billion | 7.50 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.57 billion | 2.17 billion | 8.95 billion | 5 |
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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Norway?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in Norway was 8.95 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 8.95 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 billion in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
- Norway ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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