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Increase in activity abroad
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2015-02-18T10:00:00.000Z
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Norwegian businesses abroad.

Norwegian subsidiaries abroad, 2013

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Increase in activity abroad

Norwegian enterprises controlled 4 500 enterprises abroad at the end of 2013. These employed 289 000 persons and had a total turnover of NOK 1 159 billion; an increase of 2.8 and 2.9 per cent respectively from 2012.

Norwegian-controlled enterprises abroadPublished 18 February 2015
2013
EnterprisesTurnover (NOK million)Employed persons
All countries4 4891 158 743288 570
Europe3 214648 384166 287
Africa10770 3776 732
Asia614158 30860 751
North and Central America362212 63733 603
South America12752 90018 089
Oceania6516 1373 108

Source: Statistics Norway

Europe is the most important continent for Norwegian-controlled enterprises abroad, in terms of both turnover and employment, as seen in figure 1. Depending on whether we measure in turnover or employment, North and Central America and Asia are the next most important continents.

Sweden and the USA are the two most important countries measured in turnover and employment. In 2013, Norwegian-controlled enterprises in Sweden had 48 000 persons employed and a turnover of NOK 177 billion, which is an increase in turnover of 5.2 per cent from 2012. Norwegian-controlled enterprises in the USA employ 22 000 persons and have a turnover of NOK 175 billion; a decrease in turnover of 2.8 per cent.

Manufacturing the most important industry

Figures 2 and 3 show employment and turnover in the different industries as a percentage of the total. Measured in employment, manufacturing is the most important industry for Norwegian-controlled enterprises in the world, with over 40 per cent of the employed persons. Manufacturing has by far the biggest share of employment in Germany and the USA, while Sweden, Germany and Great Britain have a different distribution, where transportation and storage and wholesale and retail trade are also big industries. In figure 3, we can see that manufacturing is the most important industry for the world in total and for the countries shown in the figure, except for Sweden, where wholesale and retail is the biggest industry.

Reduced manufacturing activities in Denmark

Figures 4 and 5 show the development in employment and turnover from 2012 to 2013 in the manufacturing industry in selected countries. Denmark and Germany have had a decrease in employment, with 32 and 6 per cent respectively, while the USA and Great Britain have had an increase, with 21 and 10 per cent respectively. Sweden had a marginal increase. Of the selected countries in figure 5, Denmark is the only country with a decrease in turnover from 2012, with 9 per cent or NOK 6.3 billion. The USA had the biggest increase, with 15 per cent or NOK 5.9 billion.