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Norway – FDI Inflows

Name: Norway FDI Inflows
Creator: World Bank
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Foreign direct investment net inflows as a share of GDP. Measures cross-border investment where a foreign entity acquires a lasting management interest (10%+ of voting stock). · World Bank

2.49% −0.36% from 2023 G20 rank: 95th · all-time high: 6.16% (2007)

Norway's fdi inflows was 2.49% in 2024, a decrease of +0.36% from 2.85% in 2023. This ranked 95th in the G20. The all-time high was 6.16% in 2007.

APA

Norway FDI Inflows. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/norway/fdi-inflows

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_norway_fdi-inflows,
  title = {Norway FDI Inflows},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/norway/fdi-inflows},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Norway FDI Inflows – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	5.09%	–	–
2026* trend	4.49%	–	–
2025* trend	3.89%	–	–
2024	2.49%	−0.36%	95th
2023	2.85%	+0.46%	78th
2022	2.39%	−1.25%	104th
2021	3.65%	+4.54%	78th
2020	-0.89%	−4.89%	171st
2019	4.00%	+5.28%	63rd
2018	-1.29%	−2.76%	179th
2017	1.47%	+6.50%	146th
2016	-5.03%	−6.91%	190th
2015	1.87%	+1.23%	124th
2014	0.65%	+0.91%	166th
2013	-0.26%	−5.70%	183rd
2012	5.44%	+3.39%	65th
2011	2.05%	−2.97%	129th
2010	5.02%	+2.79%	64th
2009	2.23%	−2.20%	117th
2008	4.43%	−1.73%	101st
2007	6.16%	+2.74%	79th
2006	3.42%	+0.18%	107th
2005	3.24%	+1.39%	90th
2004	1.85%	+0.03%	116th
2003	1.82%	+0.28%	110th
2002	1.54%	−0.29%	116th
2001	1.83%	−3.03%	104th
2000	4.86%	+1.27%	59th
1999	3.59%	−0.08%	75th
1998	3.66%	+0.86%	64th
1997	2.80%	+0.46%	68th
1996	2.34%	+0.77%	56th
1995	1.57%	−0.58%	77th
1994	2.15%	+1.33%	53rd
1993	0.82%	+1.33%	92nd
1992	-0.51%	−0.22%	160th
1991	-0.29%	−1.13%	151st
1990	0.84%	−0.64%	73rd
1989	1.47%	+1.20%	42nd
1988	0.28%	+0.07%	93rd
1987	0.20%	−1.09%	97th
1986	1.29%	+1.94%	37th
1985	-0.65%	−0.36%	144th
1984	-0.29%	−0.83%	138th
1983	0.54%	−0.18%	57th
1982	0.72%	−0.33%	53rd
1981	1.05%	+0.96%	46th
1980	0.09%	−0.66%	98th
1979	0.76%	−0.30%	58th
1978	1.05%	−0.80%	42nd
1977	1.85%	+0.82%	17th
1976	1.03%	+0.37%	37th
1975	0.67%	−0.61%	53rd
1974	1.27%	+0.35%	34th
1973	0.93%	+0.23%	41st
1972	0.70%	+0.05%	50th
1971	0.64%	+0.15%	52nd
1970	0.50%	–	68th

Show all years (1970–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +12.0% GDP growth 3.9% C/A balance 14.8%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Norway matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2021. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw fdi inflows improve within 24 months. View full analysis →