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Have you received an administrative decision from Statistics Norway regarding your duty to provide information in the survey ‘Information on investment abroad (RA-1000)? This web page gives you information on:
- changes in the requirements as of the financial year 2025
- what to report
- how to submit the questionnaire
Information on reporting changes – new standard for industry classification
We would like to inform you that a new standard for industry classification for official statistics has been introduced with effect from 1 September 2025. When completing the form for the RA-1000 survey, the industry code must be filled in for all foreign companies. A company's industry is determined based on its main activity, measured by the combined value added, employment, etc. of its operations.
We ask you to consult the updated tab "Industry Codes" in the Excel form Investments Abroad (RA-1000), which contains industry codes according to the new standard (SN2025). For most respondents, this will not entail significant changes, but for some, the industry classification may differ compared to previous years. We therefore ask you to check whether the changes in the standard affect the information you are required to report in the Investments Abroad survey. The correct industry code must be entered in the tab "Company 1", and if applicable, "Company 2", and so on. The main change is that industry code 45 (Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles) is removed and split between industry codes 46 (Wholesale trade), 47 (Retail trade), and 95 (Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles).
Information to be reported
Statistics Norway compiles overviews of Norwegian companies’ activity abroad by looking at subsidiaries and other direct investment enterprises. We therefore need accounting information from directly owned subsidiaries and associated companies. Additionally, we need turnover, employee numbers, labour costs and gross investments in tangible goods for each foreign subsidiary, both directly and indirectly owned.
The information shall be reported electronically in an Excel workbook made up of multiple worksheets:
- The first worksheet (Duty to report) gives information about the questionnaire and refers to further guidance.
- The second worksheet (Type of Ownership) provides definitions that are relevant to the questionnaire and a figure showing what information needs to be specified for the different ownership types.
- The third worksheet (Example) gives an example of a properly completed report for one of the situations described in the figure from the Guidance worksheet.
- The fourth worksheet (Country and currency codes) contains country and currency code lists and can be helpful when filling in the information in the Company worksheet.
- The fifth worksheet (Industry codes) includes an industry code list and can be helpful when filling in the information in the Company worksheet.
- The sixth worksheet (Guidance) includes definitions and information about the different sections to be filled in the questionnaire.
- The remaining worksheets contain the questionnaire that is to be completed; (Company 1), (Company 2) and so on.
It is possible to report for several Norwegian investors in a single Excel form, in which case a separate Excel worksheet must be completed for each investor (Company 1, Company 2 etc.). Information on foreign companies with a Norwegian investor is filled in line by line working downwards in the worksheet.
For more information, see the documents under "reporting material"
Reporting material
Your answers are valuable
The information collected in this questionnaire is used as input in the statistics Direct investment and Norwegian subsidiaries abroad. These statistics are published on our website and reported to international organisations including Eurostat, OECD and the IMF. Additionally, some of the information is used in the calculations of the Norwegian national accounts.
Who needs to complete the survey?
Norwegian companies (Norwegian investors) with a direct investment of at least 20 per cent in a foreign company must report. Information needs to be given for each foreign company with this type of investment and for all subsidiaries in the same enterprise group (see figure in the ‘Guidance’ worksheet). The questionnaire applies to the financial year 2025. In cases where a company uses a different financial year, the questionnaire will apply to the last published accounts in 2026.
The questionnaire must be answered regardless of any activity in the company during the period to be reported.
The duty to report
The statistics are important for Norwegian society, and you have a statutory duty to respond. If you do not submit the information by the deadline, a compulsory fine will be imposed on the company.
The duty to provide information, and the right to collect information: Statistics Act, Section 10
The right to impose a compulsory fine: Statistics Act, Section 20
The right to enforce the collection of a fine and demand payment for costs: Tax Administration Act
The right to appeal an administrative decision: Public Administration Act, Chapter VI
The legislation is available at The Lovdata Foundations website.
The information must be reported electronically via Altinn.
Only those who have been assigned the relevant access can answer surveys on behalf of the company in Altinn. In order to complete this questionnaire, you must be assigned rights via an Access Package:
- "Rapportering av statistikk" (Reporting of statistics)
- "Regnskapsfører med signeringsrett" (Accountant with signing authority)
- "Regnskapsfører uten signeringsrett" (Accountant without signing authority)
- "Ansvarlig revisor" (Responsible auditor).
Access can also be granted in the form of a single permission (authorisation for a single service).
Read more about the new access management here:
https://info.altinn.no/hjelp/ny-tilgangsstyring/steg-for-steg-guider/ (In Norwegian only at the moment)
If you have questions regarding login or roles, contact Altinn on (+47) 75 00 60 00, or find more information at www.altinn.no/en
Norwegian companies (Norwegian investors) must always report as long as they have a direct investment of at least 20 per cent in a foreign company.
Do you have any questions?
Below you can find frequently asked questions regarding the survey. If you don't find the information you are looking for, you can contact us on e-mail or by phone. You can find contact information at the bottom of this page.
Questions:
In the new Altinn inbox, you will find previously submitted forms in the folder Sent. Forms submitted before the transition to the new Altinn solution and inbox are located in Archive in the old inbox.
If you wish to make corrections to a form that has already been submitted, retrieve the form under Archive and click on the button ‘Create a new copy’. Please note that not all forms support the option 'Create new copy'. You can correct the figures in the copy and submit it again. The most recently submitted form is the one that applies.
After submission, you will receive a receipt number. This receipt can be sent to any chosen e-mail address.
Statistics Norway collects information from a sample of enterprises. The sample is retrieved from the Register of Legal Entities, Statistics Norway’s register of all Norwegian-registered legal entities in both the private and public sector.
In addition, the sample is based on a number of criteria. Furthermore, the need to achieve a certain degree of coverage within a particular industry will also have a large impact on the composition of the sample.
Statistics Norway does not grant extensions for this survey. If you do not respond within the deadline, you will automatically receive a reminder giving you a final deadline. For extraordinary cases, contact Statistics Norway.
In order for the statistics to be as accurate as possible, the information provided needs to be correct and complete. In addition, all enterprises that are selected to participate must respond. All types of non-response reduce the accuracy and hence the quality of the statistics.
The information is obtained under the provisions of Act no. 54 of 16 June 1989 relating to official statistics and Statistics Norway (the Statistics Act) section 2-2 (1), and a letter of delegation from the Ministry of Finance of 13 February 1990.
If you believe that you are not subject to the duty to provide information or that you are not legally permitted to provide information, you may appeal the order within 3 weeks. The right to appeal does not apply to the question of whether the duty to provide information is reasonable or necessary.
Pursuant to section 2-4 of the Statistics Act, all information is treated as confidential. Statistics Norway will use the information to prepare official statistics, and for other purposes such as research and public planning. The information will be stored and, where relevant, destroyed in a responsible manner.
Yes. There is no need to fill out the whole form in a single session. The form will store the information that has already been input.
Yes. Statistics Norway will send ordinary reminders along with the administrative decision to impose a compulsory fine to enterprises that have not answered the survey within the initial deadline. If data is submitted by the second and final deadline, the compulsory fine will be withdrawn. If an enterprise fails to meet the second deadline, the matter will be forwarded to the Norwegian National Collection Agency for further processing.
Pursuant to section 3-2 of the Statistics Act, a compulsory fine may be imposed as a one-off fine or a running fine. The fine will increase if the enterprise fails to provide complete information for several consecutive periods. In cases where an enterprise repeatedly fails to provide complete information over an extended period of time, a fixed compulsory fine may be imposed.
The duty to provide information means that, in some central statistical areas, Statistics Norway has the right to impose a compulsory fine on enterprises that do not complete the survey within the specified deadline. This survey is one of the central statistical areas. No financial compensation is given for answering the survey.
For more information see:
• The duty to provide information, and the right to collect information: Statistics Act, Section 2-2
• The right to impose a compulsory fine: Statistics Act, Section 2-3
• The right to enforce the collection of a fine and demand payment for costs: Tax Administration Act
• The right to appeal an administrative decision: Public Administration Act, Chapter VI
The form is available in the inbox of the enterprise or business/sub-unit in Altinn.
This form has transitioned from role-based access to access packages. This means that if you previously had access to the form through a role, you must now be assigned rights via an access package.
Read more about the new access management here: https://info.altinn.no/en/help/ny-tilgangsstyring/ (In Norwegian only for now)
Access packages / single permissions
To complete and submit this form, you must either have a single permission for this specific form service, or you must have one of the following access packages in Altinn:
- Rapportering av statistikk (Reporting of statistics)
- Regnskapsfører m signeringsrett (Accountant with signing authority)
- Regnskapsfører u signeringsrett (Accountant without signing authority)
- Ansvarlig revisor (Responsible auditor)
Some forms may also be linked to additional access packages; this will be specified where applicable.
Please contact the managing director of your enterprise/business if you do not have the correct access package in Altinn.
You can read more about delegating single permissions or access packages on Altinn’s website.
You may also contact Altinn user support by phone at +47 75 00 60 00 if you have questions about access packages and permissions.