The tourism sector GDP share in Norway was forecast to increase between 2023 and 2028 by in total two percentage points. This overall increase does not happen continuously, notably not in 2028. The share is estimated to amount to 7.93 percent in 2028. While the share was forecast to increase significant in the next years, the increase will slow down in the future.Depited is the economic contribution of the tourism sector in relation to the gross domestic product of the country or region at hand.The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the tourism sector GDP share in countries like Sweden and Iceland.

The international tourism expenditure per capita in Norway was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 4,854.4 U.S. dollars (+33.81 percent). According to this forecast, in 2029, the expenditure will have increased for the ninth consecutive year to 19,212.14 U.S. dollars. Covered are expenditures of international outbound visitors to other countries from the selected region, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. Domestic tourism expenditures are not included. The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the international tourism expenditure per capita in countries like Sweden and Iceland.

The international tourist departures in Norway were forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total two million departures (+24.84 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the number of depatures is estimated to reach 10.01 million departures and therefore a new peak in 2029. According to Worldbank, international tourist departures can be defined as departures from the country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than work. The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the international tourist departures in countries like Denmark and Finland.

Norway tourist spending for 2020 was 2.20 billion US dollars, a 68.81% decline from 2019.

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<li>Norway tourist spending for 2019 was <strong>7.04 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>3.3% decline</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>Norway tourist spending for 2018 was <strong>7.28 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>10.89% increase</strong> from 2017.</li>
<li>Norway tourist spending for 2017 was <strong>6.57 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>4.46% increase</strong> from 2016.</li>
</ul>International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

The international tourism receipts in Norway were forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 10 billion U.S. dollars (+26.47 percent). According to this forecast, in 2029, the tourism receipts will have increased for the ninth consecutive year to 47.9 billion U.S. dollars. Receipts denote expenditures by inbound tourists from other countries. Domestic tourism expenditures are not included. The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19. The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the international tourism receipts in countries like Finland and Denmark.

The number of international tourist arrivals in Norway was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 1.6 million arrivals (+28.57 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the arrivals is estimated to reach 7.22 million arrivals and therefore a new peak in 2029. Depicted is the number of inbound international tourists. According to World Bank this refers to tourists travelling to a country which is not their usual residence, whereby the main purpose is not work related and the planned visitation period does not exceed 12 months. The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the number of international tourist arrivals in countries like Iceland and Finland.

Key information about Norway Visitor Arrivals

• Norway Visitor Arrivals recorded 1,397,000 person in Dec 2020, compared with 5,879,000 person in the previous year
• Norway Visitor Arrivals data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1995 to Dec 2020
• The data reached an all-time high of 6,252,000 person in Dec 2017 and a record low of 1,397,000 person in Dec 2020

Norway NO: International Tourism: Receipts data was reported at 6.196 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.370 USD bn for 2015. Norway NO: International Tourism: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 4.266 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.503 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 2.380 USD bn in 2001. Norway NO: International Tourism: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Norway – Table NO.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Norway NO: International Tourism: Number of Departures data was reported at 8,030,000.000 Person in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8,750,000.000 Person for 2015. Norway NO: International Tourism: Number of Departures data is updated yearly, averaging 3,201,000.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,280,000.000 Person in 2013 and a record low of 590,000.000 Person in 1995. Norway NO: International Tourism: Number of Departures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Norway – Table NO.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Norway NO: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data was reported at 5.222 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.864 USD bn for 2015. Norway NO: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 3.643 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.627 USD bn in 2013 and a record low of 1.958 USD bn in 2001. Norway NO: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Norway – Table NO.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Norway NO: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data was reported at 15.429 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 15.298 USD bn for 2015. Norway NO: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 10.200 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.539 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 4.232 USD bn in 1995. Norway NO: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Norway – Table NO.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Norway was reported at 2196000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Norway - International tourism, receipts - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Norway was reported at 4230000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Norway - International tourism, expenditures - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

In 2023, the expenditure of international tourists in Norway amounted to 68 billion Norwegian kroner – or around 6.6 billion U.S. dollars. By contrast, the domestic tourism spending in the Scandinavian country reached 169 billion Norwegian kroner that same year.

Norway Tourist Expenditure: Trips: Domestic data was reported at 14.380 NOK bn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 14.150 NOK bn for Mar 2018. Norway Tourist Expenditure: Trips: Domestic data is updated quarterly, averaging 9.835 NOK bn from Mar 2002 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 66 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.390 NOK bn in Sep 2017 and a record low of 6.140 NOK bn in Dec 2007. Norway Tourist Expenditure: Trips: Domestic data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Norway. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Norway – Table NO.Q003: Tourism Expenditure.

International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Norway was reported at 1792000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Norway - International tourism, receipts for travel items - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Norway was reported at 3860000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Norway - International tourism, expenditures for travel items - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Norway was reported at 3.4768 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Norway - International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

The Tourist Survey addresses the summer tourism in Norway. The surveys are conducted by Statistics Norway on behalf of Innovation Norway. The data are based on interviews with both Norwegian and foreign tourists. Business travelers are also part of the survey. For the first time, the cruise tourists in Norway were a part of the tourist survey in the summer 2014. The "Tourist Survey, August 2014 - Cruise" is primarily based on interviews with foreign cruise tourists in the period May to August 2014. The study provides a basis for mapping out the cruise tourists' economic consumption, activities and evaluation of their stay in Norway for example. The study also gives an unique possibility to compare cruise tourists to land-based tourists. The results show that the cruise tourists stands out from other tourists in many interesting ways. Germany make up the largest single market economically, with the highest total consumption.

International tourism, number of departures in Norway was reported at 1690000 in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Norway - International tourism, number of departures - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.