Norway FDI Inflows

$-7.8B −$20.0B

Dec 2025 · Annual

Norway's FDI inflows turned negative to -7.82 USD bn in 2025, reversing from a positive 12.13 USD bn in 2024. The reading is well below the all-time high of 27.90 USD bn recorded in 2012 and remains above the series low of -18.67 USD bn from 2016. The series spans from 1970.

Norway FDI Inflows, 1990–2025
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
$-7.8B$12.1B$27.9BDec 2012$-18.7BDec 20161970 – 2025Annual

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About this series

FDI Inflows in Norway averaged $6.7B from 1970 until 2025, reaching an all-time high of $27.9B in Dec 2012 and a record low of $-18.7B in Dec 2016. The series is reported yearly with history from 1970.

Foreign direct investment inflows measure the net inflow of capital to acquire a lasting management interest in enterprises operating in Norway. Data are in current USD billions and reported annually. The series covers from 1970 to 2025.

Source & methodology

We use primary economic sources for every country. See our methodology page for how we source and verify this data.

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