| Total exports | 
697 597 | 
630 472 | 
172 894 | 
168 426 | 
154 853 | 
162 977 | 
153 200 | 
159 443 | 
162 593 | 
|  Goods | 
533 532 | 
474 347 | 
130 651 | 
129 305 | 
117 476 | 
123 373 | 
113 112 | 
120 387 | 
125 989 | 
|  Services | 
164 065 | 
156 125 | 
42 243 | 
39 121 | 
37 377 | 
39 604 | 
40 088 | 
39 056 | 
36 604 | 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| Total imports | 
435 270 | 
415 063 | 
108 482 | 
108 647 | 
97 796 | 
108 350 | 
103 708 | 
105 209 | 
102 463 | 
|  Goods | 
299 492 | 
283 593 | 
71 178 | 
76 234 | 
67 855 | 
75 643 | 
66 575 | 
73 520 | 
71 651 | 
|  Services | 
135 778 | 
131 470 | 
37 304 | 
32 413 | 
29 941 | 
32 707 | 
37 133 | 
31 689 | 
30 812 | 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| Balance of goods and services | 
262 327 | 
215 409 | 
64 412 | 
59 779 | 
57 057 | 
54 627 | 
49 492 | 
54 234 | 
60 130 | 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| Primary income and transfers from abroad | 
81 712 | 
86 814 | 
19 661 | 
20 760 | 
22 445 | 
22 382 | 
19 623 | 
22 364 | 
19 752 | 
|  Compensation of employees | 
2 280 | 
2 400 | 
570 | 
570 | 
600 | 
600 | 
600 | 
600 | 
600 | 
|  Interest | 
51 719 | 
55 270 | 
12 102 | 
12 672 | 
15 054 | 
13 571 | 
12 033 | 
14 612 | 
14 076 | 
|  Dividends etc | 
7 682 | 
8 338 | 
1 773 | 
2 453 | 
1 507 | 
3 367 | 
1 670 | 
1 794 | 
1 376 | 
|  Reinvested earnings | 
6 781 | 
7 714 | 
1 575 | 
1 529 | 
1 969 | 
1 608 | 
2 123 | 
2 014 | 
678 | 
|  Current transfers to Norway | 
13 250 | 
13 092 | 
3 641 | 
3 536 | 
3 315 | 
3 236 | 
3 197 | 
3 344 | 
3 022 | 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| Primary income and transfers to abroad | 
105 523 | 
101 598 | 
23 327 | 
27 454 | 
24 528 | 
25 041 | 
22 631 | 
29 398 | 
25 842 | 
|  Compensation of employees | 
6 205 | 
6 128 | 
1 499 | 
1 696 | 
1 475 | 
1 531 | 
1 459 | 
1 663 | 
1 401 | 
|  Interest | 
47 711 | 
41 648 | 
10 222 | 
11 851 | 
11 159 | 
9 172 | 
9 065 | 
12 252 | 
9 007 | 
|  Dividends etc | 
28 650 | 
21 386 | 
2 310 | 
1 700 | 
10 769 | 
5 756 | 
4 383 | 
478 | 
8 088 | 
|  Reinvested earnings | 
-5 379 | 
714 | 
2 817 | 
3 485 | 
-5 618 | 
960 | 
760 | 
4 612 | 
-861 | 
|  Current transfers from Norway | 
11 016 | 
12 979 | 
1 866 | 
4 496 | 
2 094 | 
2 843 | 
2 465 | 
5 577 | 
2 793 | 
|  Current transfers from Norway | 
17 320 | 
18 743 | 
4 613 | 
4 226 | 
4 649 | 
4 779 | 
4 499 | 
4 816 | 
5 414 | 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| Primary income and transfers from | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| abroad, net | 
-23 811 | 
-14 784 | 
-3 666 | 
-6 694 | 
-2 083 | 
-2 659 | 
-3 008 | 
-7 034 | 
-6 090 | 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| Current external balance | 
238 516 | 
200 625 | 
60 746 | 
53 085 | 
54 974 | 
51 968 | 
46 484 | 
47 200 | 
54 040 | 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| Capital transfers to abroad, net | 
840 | 
462 | 
232 | 
60 | 
-870 | 
220 | 
532 | 
580 | 
-218 | 
| Acquisitions of patents, licenses etc, net | 
-25 | 
-27 | 
-23 | 
3 | 
-2 | 
-9 | 
-13 | 
-3 | 
-1 | 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| Net lending | 
237 701 | 
200 190 | 
60 537 | 
53 022 | 
55 846 | 
51 757 | 
45 965 | 
46 623 | 
54 259 | 
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