Statistics Norway

Direct investments

3 Return on direct investment abroad 2004-2009. NOK million
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 31 783 76 312 54 775 60 852 51 539 24 376
             
Type of return            
Distributed dividends 19 185 45 814 39 799 46 402 52 155 28 746
Reinvested earnings 10 753 27 651 10 449 9 047 -6 412 -9 860
Net inrerest income 1 845 2 847 4 527 5 403 5 796 5 490
             
Geographical distribution            
EU countries 12 200 41 749 25 046 18 707 6 883 3 302
Denmark 1 875 12 158 5 757 3 058 2 104 -1 321
Great Britain 1 189 3 006 3 438 5 614 3 457 1 666
Germany  683 1 679  625 58 -713 -687
Netherlands 2 450 14 368 4 518 9 534 3 507 -3 045
Sweden 3 353 5 066 5 541  205 3 256 2 113
Finland  713  694 1 411 -499 -435  171
France  151  102  749 27  157 -34
Other EU countries 1 786 4 676 3 007  710 -4 450 4 439
             
Switzerland  116 1 162  548  378  833  234
USA  743 2 032 -799 -2 826 1 738 -476
Japan -7 -41 38 -2  581 7
Other countries 18 731 31 410 29 942 44 595 41 504 21 309
             
OECD countries 14 004 49 317 21 343 16 822 11 934 4 811
             
Sectorial distribution            
Mining and quarrying 14 647 46 694 26 171 23 748 21 962 15 004
Manufacturing 5 871 13 530 6 012 12 660 11 667 6 234
Construction -44 13 85 -101  277 94
Wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants  623 1 879 -67 2 483 1 970  924
Transport and communication 8 816 9 709 16 160 21 098 13 697 5 451
Financial intermediation and insurance, real estate and commercial services 1 779 3 557 4 740  228 -882 -4 154
Other 91  930 1 674  736 2 848  823

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