Statistics Norway

Direct investments

3 Return on direct investment abroad 2004-2010. NOK million (Corrected 13 January 2012)
  2004 2005 2006 2007 20081 20091 2010
Total 31 783 76 312 54 775 60 852 51 053 27 024 67 844
               
Type of return              
Distributed dividends 19 185 45 814 39 799 46 402 52 026 29 614 36 108
Reinvested earnings 10 753 27 651 10 449 9 047 -6 530 -8 006 25 334
Net inrerest income 1 845 2 847 4 527 5 403 5 557 5 416 6 402
               
Geographical distribution              
EU countries 12 200 41 749 25 046 18 707 6 773 3 209 27 565
Denmark 1 875 12 158 5 757 3 058 2 102 -1 364 -1 156
Great Britain 1 189 3 006 3 438 5 614 3 476 1 665 6 398
Germany  683 1 679  625 58 -708 -612 -230
Netherlands 2 450 14 368 4 518 9 534 3 523 -3 037 1 631
Sweden 3 353 5 066 5 541  205 3 165 2 101 11 825
Finland  713  694 1 411 -499 -414  165 1 556
France  151  102  749 27  157 -34 -558
Other EU countries 1 786 4 676 3 007  710 -4 529 4 326 8 099
               
Switzerland  116 1 162  548  378  833  221  417
USA  743 2 032 -799 -2 826 1 576 -456 2 962
Japan -7 -41 38 -2  581 7 6
Other countries 18 731 31 410 29 942 44 595 41 291 24 043 36 893
               
OECD countries 14 004 49 317 21 343 16 822 11 471 4 922 32 002
               
Sectorial distribution              
Mining and quarrying 14 647 46 694 26 171 23 748 21 875 16 512 33 065
Manufacturing 5 871 13 530 6 012 12 660 11 665 6 760 14 432
Construction -44 13 85 -101  278  103 48
Wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants  623 1 879 -67 2 483 1 912  892 1 302
Transport and communication 8 816 9 709 16 160 21 098 13 690 5 923 5 695
Financial intermediation and insurance, real estate and commercial services 1 779 3 557 4 740  228 -1 217 -4 117 3 209
Other 91  930 1 674  736 2 814  938 10 068
1  The figures were corrected 13 January 2012.

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