Statistics Norway

Direct investments

3 Return on direct investment abroad. 2004-2007. NOK million
  2004 2005 2006 2007
Total 31 783 76 312 54 775 61 917
         
Type of return        
Distributed dividends 19 185 45 814 39 799 46 468
Reinvested earnings 10 753 27 651 10 449 9 285
Net inrerest income 1 845 2 847 4 527 6 164
         
Geographical distribution        
EU-countries 12 200 41 749 25 046 19 662
Denmark 1 875 12 158 5 757 3 145
Great Britain 1 189 3 006 3 438 5 457
Germany  683 1 679  625  148
Netherlands 2 450 14 368 4 518 10 270
Sweden 3 353 5 066 5 541  199
Finland  713  694 1 411 -499
France  151  102  749  199
Other EU-countries 1 786 4 676 3 007  743
         
Switzerland  116 1 162  548  379
USA  743 2 032 -799 -2 610
Japan -7 -41 38 -2
Other countries 18 731 31 410 29 942 44 488
         
OECD-countries 14 004 49 317 21 343 18 099
         
Sectorial distribution        
Mining and quarrying 14 647 46 694 26 171 30 094
Manufacturing 5 871 13 530 6 012 6 091
Construction -44 13 85 -103
Wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants  623 1 879 -67 1 501
Transport and communication 8 816 9 709 16 160 21 120
Financial intermediation and insurance, real estate and commercial services 1 779 3 557 4 740 1 793
Other 91  930 1 674 1 421

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