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External trade in services

The statistics External trade in services show Norwegian non-financial corporations revenues on exports of services, and expenses for imports of services. The figures are collected as a quarterly sample survey.

Updated: 3 March 2025
Next update: 3 June 2025

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  • External trade in services for non-financial enterprises
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    External trade in services for non-financial enterprises1
    NOK billionChange in per cent
    4th quarter 20244th quarter 2023 - 4th quarter 20243rd quarter 2024 - 4th quarter 2024
    Exports126.59.67.2
    Imports108.85.44.9
    Trade balance17.745.423.6
    1The last five quarters are preliminary figures and can be revised.
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    StatBank source table 10193
  • External trade in services for non-financial enterprises, by service type
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    External trade in services for non-financial enterprises, by service type1
    4th quarter 2024Change in per cent
    NOK millionShare3rd quarter 2024 - 4th quarter 20244th quarter 2023 - 4th quarter 2024
    Exports
    All service types126 520100.07.29.6
    Contract work and repairs10 6208.46.930.0
    Services related to oil and gas exploration excluding surveying9 3997.426.318.4
    Building and construction projects1 5361.225.04.9
    Wholesale trade2 4842.01.947.8
    Sea and coastal water transport38 97830.8-7.40.1
    Transport by air and inland transport7 7216.1-6.462.1
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities, travel agency activities5 3774.2-10.84.0
    Post and telecommunication3 9153.13.512.7
    Renting of transportation, machinery and equipment2 5312.06.4-10.8
    IT services10 6418.418.215.7
    Research and development (R&D)1 8491.530.23.3
    Business services21 50717.028.2-2.0
    Leisure activities, cultural services and sports5310.426.417.0
    Other services9 4307.537.824.1
    Imports
    All service types108 801100.04.95.4
    Contract work and repairs9 1488.4-3.23.6
    Services related to oil and gas exploration excluding surveying10 90510.0-16.8-10.7
    Building and construction projects2 4922.322.561.9
    Wholesale trade7930.749.122.8
    Sea and coastal water transport10 0879.3-9.3-7.6
    Transport by air and inland transport5 9115.46.521.5
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities, travel agency activities12 56011.5-5.411.7
    Post and telecommunication1 8841.7-4.2-15.1
    Renting of transportation, machinery and equipment3 3543.116.434.6
    IT services17 29015.915.318.3
    Research and development (R&D)2 0991.912.8-24.0
    Business services24 31322.322.32.5
    Leisure activities, cultural services and sports1 0471.032.079.9
    Other services6 9186.411.44.5
    1The last five quarters are preliminary figures and can be revised.
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    StatBank source table 11519
  • External trade in services for non-financial enterprises, by major industry activity
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    External trade in services for non-financial enterprises, by major industry activity1
    4th quarter 2024Change in per cent
    NOK millionShare3rd quarter 2024 - 4th quarter 20244th quarter 2023 - 4th quarter 2024
    Exports
    All industries126 520100.07.29.6
    Mining and quarrying12 62710.013.011.0
    Manufacturing13 88911.021.93.8
    Construction1 8031.4-16.6129.1
    Wholesale and retail trade2 8502.37.2-19.4
    Transportation and storage47 08437.2-7.40.1
    Information and communication18 44714.615.816.1
    Professional, scientific and technical activities14 99711.929.87.4
    Administrative and support service activities4 7443.7-9.368.7
    Other industries10 0808.042.051.3
    Imports
    All industries108 801100.04.95.4
    Mining and quarrying18 30616.8-13.4-11.5
    Manufacturing13 92112.815.7-1.0
    Construction2 2412.118.849.7
    Wholesale and retail trade9 2478.515.912.2
    Transportation and storage24 08722.11.47.0
    Information and communication18 82817.313.87.7
    Professional, scientific and technical activities10 6969.832.03.4
    Administrative and support service activities5 8225.4-16.822.8
    Other industries5 6515.27.653.1
    1The last five quarters are preliminary figures and can be revised.
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    StatBank source table 10191
  • External trade in services for non-financial enterprises, by service type. Last 5 quarters. NOK million
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    External trade in services for non-financial enterprises, by service type. Last 5 quarters. NOK million1
    4th quarter 20231st quarter 20242nd quarter 20243rd quarter 20244th quarter 2024
    Balance12 185.011 617.021 598.014 336.017 719.0
    Exports
    All service types115 439106 637121 530118 018126 520
    Contract work and repairs8 1679 02912 1459 93110 620
    Services related to oil and gas exploration excluding surveying7 9366 9198 3007 4399 399
    Building and construction projects1 4641 1191 4331 2291 536
    Wholesale trade1 6811 8792 1402 4382 484
    Sea and coastal water transport38 94939 33842 64742 08738 978
    Transport by air and inland transport4 7644 6426 7628 2507 721
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities, travel agency activities5 1714 7715 5096 0285 377
    Post and telecommunication3 4743 2993 4783 7833 915
    Renting of transportation, machinery and equipment2 8362 4772 1872 3782 531
    IT services9 1999 1839 5979 00310 641
    Research and development (R&D)1 7901 8071 5631 4201 849
    Business services21 95315 91018 65416 77121 507
    Leisure activities, cultural services and sports454688433420531
    Other services7 6015 5746 6826 8419 430
    Imports
    All service types103 25495 02099 932103 682108 801
    Contract work and repairs8 8309 2739 3209 4549 148
    Services related to oil and gas exploration excluding surveying12 2178 65410 61813 11010 905
    Building and construction projects1 5391 8581 8132 0352 492
    Wholesale trade646508541532793
    Sea and coastal water transport10 91310 80611 70611 12710 087
    Transport by air and inland transport4 8644 5004 9655 5525 911
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities, travel agency activities11 24311 43112 27413 27712 560
    Post and telecommunication2 2181 8331 7421 9671 884
    Renting of transportation, machinery and equipment2 4912 2983 3142 8823 354
    IT services14 61015 88114 91915 00217 290
    Research and development (R&D)2 7631 5931 8191 8612 099
    Business services23 71919 19920 34919 88324 313
    Leisure activities, cultural services and sports5821 4078427931 047
    Other services6 6215 7775 7086 2086 918
    1The last five quarters are preliminary figures and can be revised.
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    StatBank source table 11519
  • External trade in services for non-financial enterprises, major industry activity. Last 5 quarters. NOK million
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    External trade in services for non-financial enterprises, major industry activity. Last 5 quarters. NOK million1
    4th quarter 20231st quarter 20242nd quarter 20243rd quarter 20244th quarter 2024
    Balance12 185.011 617.021 598.014 336.017 719.0
    Exports
    All industries115 439106 637121 530118 018126 520
    Mining and quarrying11 3779 86511 66911 17612 627
    Manufacturing13 38610 30812 31011 39113 889
    Construction7871 5043 5802 1611 803
    Wholesale and retail trade3 5372 8023 0672 6592 850
    Transportation and storage47 01746 51050 82450 82147 084
    Information and communication15 89315 27116 19215 92718 447
    Professional, scientific and technical activities13 96811 64713 21611 55214 997
    Administrative and support service activities2 8123 8874 7055 2334 744
    Other industries6 6624 8435 9667 09810 080
    Imports
    All industries103 25495 02099 932103 682108 801
    Mining and quarrying20 68615 94218 01021 13918 306
    Manufacturing14 06611 72112 84012 03513 921
    Construction1 4971 2882 2221 8872 241
    Wholesale and retail trade8 2388 3417 9147 9789 247
    Transportation and storage22 51022 18623 69123 75224 087
    Information and communication17 48416 44815 93316 54018 828
    Professional, scientific and technical activities10 3428 3649 0218 10110 696
    Administrative and support service activities4 7405 3265 5796 9985 822
    Other industries3 6905 4044 7225 2515 651
    1The last five quarters are preliminary figures and can be revised.
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    StatBank source table 10191
  • Revisions from previous publication (per cent) by import/export, industry and time. Per cent
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    Revisions from previous publication (per cent) by import/export, industry and time. Per cent1
    3rd quarter 20234th quarter 20231st quarter 20242nd quarter 20243rd quarter 2024
    Imports
    All industries0.00.01.11.40.2
    Mining and quarrying0.00.00.00.0-5.9
    Manufacturing0.00.02.33.22.4
    Construction0.00.0-0.90.00.0
    Wholesale and retail trade0.00.01.52.11.1
    Transportation and storage0.00.00.10.2-0.6
    Information and communication0.00.02.93.42.7
    Professional, scientific and technical activities0.00.00.50.54.0
    Administrative and support service activities0.00.00.51.0-0.7
    Other industries0.0-0.12.73.912.0
    Exports
    All industries0.00.00.70.82.4
    Mining and quarrying0.00.00.20.10.6
    Manufacturing0.00.0-1.6-1.81.9
    Construction0.00.00.00.0-0.1
    Wholesale and retail trade0.00.015.712.217.8
    Transportation and storage0.00.00.40.80.8
    Information and communication0.00.0-0.40.61.1
    Professional, scientific and technical activities0.00.01.00.27.3
    Administrative and support service activities0.00.00.00.50.3
    Other industries0.0-0.74.93.910.3
    1The last five quarters are preliminary figures and can be revised.
    The table was updated at 15:30 pm on 30 November 2022.
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    StatBank source table 11603
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About the statistics

The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 19 November 2024.

Imports:
Imports of services comprise all services delivered to the reporting enterprise by companies, affiliates, legal persons or other units regarded as foreigners, and for which payments are made to the counterparts. The services can be delivered either in Norway or abroad.

Exports:
Exports of services comprise all services delivered from the reporting enterprise to companies, affiliates, legal persons or other units regarded as foreigners, and for which payments are made by the counterparts. The services can be delivered either in Norway or abroad.

Enterprise (or the Reporting group) Trade in services with foreign affiliates within the same reporting group shall be included in the quarterly report in the same manner as other trade in services with foreign companies, specified with type of service (CPA-code). Such trade in services must also be specified in individual items, and reported correspondingly as “herav eksport av konserninterne tjenester (of which internal export of services within the same group)" for export and “herav import av konserninterne tjenester (of which internal import of services within the same group)" for import of services.

  • In this context, "group" means units with a certain relationship, such as parent company, subsidiaries, (sister companies and others) and branches, etc.
  • A holding company or parent company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors.
  • A subsidiary is a company that is owned and directly controlled by the parent company.
  • A sub-subsidiary is a company that is owned and directly controlled by the subsidiary, but is not directly controlled by the parent company.
  • “Control" means possession of more than 50 per cent of the ownership of another company.

Country:
Import: The country the foreign trade partner (supplier) is registered in.
Export: The country the foreign trade partner (customer) is registered in.

In terms of economical statistics, use of common standards is essential in enabling the comparison and analysis of statistical data at national / international level and over time.

NACE:
From 2010 on, the Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 2007 (SN 2007) has been used. SN 2007 correlates with the EU's standard NACE Rev. 2, and forms the basis for coding units according to principal activity in the Central Register of Establishments and Enterprises.

Until the published statistics for the year 2009, the Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 2002 (SN 2002) was being used, which is a Norwegian adaption of NACE Rev. 1. (EUROSTAT).

CPA:
The EU product standard “Classification of Products by Activity" (CPA).

Country:
Alfa-2-code of ISO 3166 is being used. The codes are defined at SSb's "Classification of country codes"

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