Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Norway

Foreign direct investment outflows in Norway in 2025 — 1,112,920,563 US$. Ranked 37 in the world out of 91. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 3,377.9%.

2025 1.11B US$ −80.2% vs 2024
World rank 37of 91
Period maximum 36.33B US$2008
Period minimum -8.31B US$2020

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Norway, 1970–2025-20B020B40B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 32,000,000 US$1971: 32,000,000 US$1973: 50,000,000 US$1974: 148,000,000 US$1975: 171,519,173 US$1976: 192,709,248 US$1977: 125,090,717 US$1978: 65,738,416 US$1979: 43,657,000 US$1980: 253,225,021 US$1981: 180,277,602 US$1982: 302,483,566 US$1983: 358,309,135 US$1984: 603,482,062 US$1985: 1,293,187,385 US$1986: 1,603,110,885 US$1987: 877,320,415 US$1988: 967,942,688 US$1989: 1,345,779,025 US$1990: 1,466,739,130 US$1991: 1,783,172,227 US$1992: -120,202,736 US$1993: 718,340,459 US$1994: 2,165,721,292 US$1995: 2,859,227,884 US$1996: 6,534,062,473 US$1997: 5,631,946,244 US$1998: 4,491,662,718 US$1999: 4,853,439,699 US$2000: 10,802,972,741 US$2001: 1,930,432,332 US$2002: 7,739,946,505 US$2003: 6,681,889,766 US$2004: 7,624,818,391 US$2005: 31,735,027,707 US$2006: 18,521,595,401 US$2007: 22,925,008,295 US$2008: 36,326,091,633 US$2009: 9,968,098,527 US$2010: 29,942,039,229 US$2011: 12,996,193,187 US$2012: 27,362,518,572 US$2013: 12,572,770,379 US$2014: 22,292,825,487 US$2015: 21,424,957,759 US$2016: 6,261,332,572 US$2017: 698,701,425 US$2018: 13,831,623,741 US$2019: 7,665,498,813 US$2020: -8,309,035,301 US$2021: 31,107,191,613 US$2022: 27,820,278,931 US$2023: 10,898,005,355 US$2024: 5,620,234,701 US$2025: 1,112,920,563 US$
Change over the period: +1.08B (+3,377.88%) Average annual rate: 6.67 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Norway

Norway 1.11B US$
World 1.49T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.11B −4.51B −80.2%
2024 5.62B −5.28B −48.43%
2023 10.9B −16.92B −60.83%
2022 27.82B −3.29B −10.57%
2021 31.11B +39.42B +474.38%
2020 -8.31B −15.97B −208.4%
2019 7.67B −6.17B −44.58%
2018 13.83B +13.13B +1,879.62%
2017 699M −5.56B −88.84%
2016 6.26B −15.16B −70.78%
2015 21.42B −868M −3.89%
2014 22.29B +9.72B +77.31%
2013 12.57B −14.79B −54.05%
2012 27.36B +14.37B +110.54%
2011 13B −16.95B −56.6%
2010 29.94B +19.97B +200.38%
2009 9.97B −26.36B −72.56%
2008 36.33B +13.4B +58.46%
2007 22.93B +4.4B +23.77%
2006 18.52B −13.21B −41.64%
2005 31.74B +24.11B +316.21%
2004 7.62B +943M +14.11%
2003 6.68B −1.06B −13.67%
2002 7.74B +5.81B +300.94%
2001 1.93B −8.87B −82.13%
2000 10.8B +5.95B +122.58%
1999 4.85B +362M +8.05%
1998 4.49B −1.14B −20.25%
1997 5.63B −902M −13.81%
1996 6.53B +3.67B +128.53%
1995 2.86B +694M +32.02%
1994 2.17B +1.45B +201.49%
1993 718M +839M +697.61%
1992 -120M −1.9B −106.74%
1991 1.78B +316M +21.57%
1990 1.47B +121M +8.99%
1989 1.35B +378M +39.03%
1988 968M +90.62M +10.33%
1987 877M −726M −45.27%
1986 1.6B +310M +23.97%
1985 1.29B +690M +114.29%
1984 603M +245M +68.42%
1983 358M +55.83M +18.46%
1982 302M +122M +67.79%
1981 180M −72.95M −28.81%
1980 253M +210M +480.03%
1979 43.66M −22.08M −33.59%
1978 65.74M −59.35M −47.45%
1977 125M −67.62M −35.09%
1976 193M +21.19M +12.35%
1975 172M +23.52M +15.89%
1974 148M +98M +196%
1973 50M
1971 32M +0 +0%
1970 32M

Northern Europe, 2025

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About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.