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Norway – FDI Outflows

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Foreign direct investment net outflows as a share of GDP. Measures the value of direct investment made by domestic residents in foreign economies. · World Bank

1.02% −1.23% from 2023 Global rank: 119th · all-time high: 10.24% (2005)

Norway's fdi outflows was 1.02% in 2024, a decrease of +1.23% from 2.26% in 2023. This ranked 119th globally. The all-time high was 10.24% in 2005.

APA

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

BibTeX

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

Data & Projection▾

Norway FDI Outflows – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	3.70%	–	–
2026* trend	3.43%	–	–
2025* trend	3.17%	–	–
2024	1.02%	−1.23%	119th
2023	2.26%	−2.41%	147th
2022	4.67%	−1.51%	155th
2021	6.18%	+8.44%	157th
2020	-2.26%	−4.14%	11th
2019	1.88%	−1.27%	137th
2018	3.15%	+2.97%	158th
2017	0.17%	−1.51%	70th
2016	1.69%	−3.83%	130th
2015	5.52%	+1.08%	158th
2014	4.44%	+2.05%	159th
2013	2.39%	−2.95%	136th
2012	5.34%	+2.74%	149th
2011	2.59%	−4.35%	133rd
2010	6.95%	+4.38%	151st
2009	2.57%	−5.24%	132nd
2008	7.81%	+2.12%	150th
2007	5.69%	+0.35%	133rd
2006	5.34%	−4.90%	135th
2005	10.24%	+7.36%	140th
2004	2.87%	−0.04%	122nd
2003	2.91%	−1.04%	127th
2002	3.95%	+2.84%	134th
2001	1.11%	−5.19%	107th
2000	6.30%	+3.31%	121st
1999	2.99%	+0.08%	114th
1998	2.91%	−0.58%	114th
1997	3.49%	−0.51%	119th
1996	4.00%	+2.12%	123rd
1995	1.88%	+0.18%	110th
1994	1.70%	+1.11%	104th
1993	0.60%	+0.69%	84th
1992	-0.09%	−1.56%	7th
1991	1.46%	+0.24%	92nd
1990	1.22%	−0.09%	88th
1989	1.31%	+0.36%	118th
1988	0.95%	+0.02%	118th
1987	0.93%	−1.11%	118th
1986	2.04%	+0.06%	129th
1985	1.98%	+1.00%	127th
1984	0.97%	+0.39%	119th
1983	0.58%	+0.10%	117th
1982	0.48%	+0.20%	114th
1981	0.28%	−0.11%	103rd
1980	0.39%	+0.31%	104th
1979	0.08%	−0.06%	83rd
1978	0.14%	−0.16%	82nd
1977	0.30%	−0.23%	86th
1976	0.54%	+0.01%	72nd
1975	0.52%	−0.02%	58th
1974	0.55%	+0.32%	43rd
1973	0.22%	+0.00%	20th
1971	0.22%	−0.03%	17th
1970	0.25%	–	16th

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 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 outflows improve within 24 months. View full analysis →