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Norway – Imports

Name: Norway Imports
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Total value of goods and services purchased from the rest of the world, including merchandise, freight, insurance, and other commercial services. · World Bank

$161.1B +$5.0B from 2023 Global rank: 117th · all-time high: $161.1B (2024)

Norway's imports was $161.1B in 2024, an increase of +$5.0B from $156.1B in 2023. This ranked 117th globally.

APA

Norway Imports. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/norway/imports

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_norway_imports,
  title = {Norway Imports},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/norway/imports},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Norway Imports – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	$195.1B	–	–
2026* trend	$185.7B	–	–
2025* trend	$176.3B	–	–
2024	$161.1B	+$5.0B	117th
2023	$156.1B	−$4.5B	137th
2022	$160.6B	+$19.7B	145th
2021	$141.0B	+$19.3B	146th
2020	$121.7B	−$18.5B	150th
2019	$140.2B	−$90.7M	151st
2018	$140.3B	+$9.9B	150th
2017	$130.4B	+$6.1B	151st
2016	$124.3B	+$718.9M	154th
2015	$123.6B	−$25.2B	154th
2014	$148.8B	+$821.0M	155th
2013	$147.9B	+$7.7B	153rd
2012	$140.3B	+$1.5B	154th
2011	$138.8B	+$18.7B	154th
2010	$120.1B	+$14.9B	152nd
2009	$105.2B	−$29.3B	152nd
2008	$134.5B	+$14.9B	149th
2007	$119.6B	+$24.4B	148th
2006	$95.3B	+$11.4B	145th
2005	$83.9B	+$10.5B	142nd
2004	$73.3B	+$12.3B	133rd
2003	$61.1B	+$7.8B	130th
2002	$53.2B	+$4.4B	128th
2001	$48.8B	−$632.3M	123rd
2000	$49.5B	−$1.4B	119th
1999	$50.9B	−$2.8B	123rd
1998	$53.6B	+$1.7B	122nd
1997	$52.0B	+$1.4B	120th
1996	$50.5B	+$3.7B	120th
1995	$46.8B	+$7.3B	119th
1994	$39.6B	+$2.8B	121st
1993	$36.8B	−$2.6B	120th
1992	$39.4B	+$1.2B	114th
1991	$38.2B	−$703.4M	110th
1990	$38.9B	+$4.9B	112th
1989	$34.0B	+$467.1M	113th
1988	$33.6B	+$2.0B	113th
1987	$31.6B	+$2.7B	114th
1986	$28.8B	+$6.0B	115th
1985	$22.9B	+$1.7B	113th
1984	$21.2B	+$349.1M	111th
1983	$20.9B	−$1.6B	108th
1982	$22.4B	−$317.0M	108th
1981	$22.7B	−$1.0B	102nd
1980	$23.7B	+$4.2B	102nd
1979	$19.6B	+$2.6B	98th
1978	$17.0B	−$1.1B	93rd
1977	$18.1B	+$2.3B	89th
1976	$15.8B	+$2.1B	65th
1975	$13.8B	–	43rd

Show all years (1975–2024)

* 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 imports improve within 24 months. View full analysis →