Statistics Norway

Direct investments

4 Return on direct investment in Norway. 2004-2008. NOK million
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 46 153 77 776 97 985 99 730 94 701
           
Type of return          
Distributed dividends 32 290 45 859 66 196 57 002 71 168
Reinvested earnings 7 830 24 637 21 918 30 369 7 288
Net intrest income 6 033 7 280 9 871 12 359 16 245
           
Geographical distribution          
EU countries 30 518 51 476 64 312 64 237 47 052
Denmark 5 210 8 620 17 080 12 722 8 190
Great Britain 7 370 7 986 9 364 2 042  637
Germany  700 1 261 1 270  847 1 422
Netherlands 2 800 7 196 10 168 12 724 7 876
Sweden 3 779 14 890 13 292 22 996 13 100
Finland  636 1 004 1 140  605 1 417
France 7 663 9 148 10 433 9 654 15 313
Other EU countries 2 360 1 371 1 565 2 647 -903
           
Switzerland 1 278 1 673 2 030  675 -1 955
USA 12 698 20 536 26 798 28 212 44 264
Japan  477  531  511  581 1 000
Other countries 1 182 3 560 4 334 6 025 4 340
           
OECD countries 45 071 74 117 93 134 94 478 93 314
           
Sectorial distribution          
Mining and quarrying 24 496 41 100 52 561 51 471 67 635
Manufacturing 6 880 9 756 10 081 15 244 14 468
Construction  501  649  371  944 1 102
Wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants 5 655 7 805 7 698 8 473 6 506
Transport and communication 1 212 8 134 12 150 4 233 6 808
Financial intermediation and insurance, real estate and commercial services 7 132 9 633 13 996 17 396 -2 342
Other  277  699 1 128 1 969  524

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