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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 June 2025
Next update: 2 September 2025

Selected figures from these statistics

  • External trade in services for non-financial enterprises
    External trade in services for non-financial enterprises1
    NOK billionChange in per cent
    1st quarter 20251st quarter 2024 - 1st quarter 20254th quarter 2024 - 1st quarter 2025
    Exports113.06.1-9.9
    Imports99.54.3-7.6
    Trade balance13.521.6-23.7
    1The last five quarters are preliminary figures and can be revised.
    Explanation of symbols
  • External trade in services for non-financial enterprises, by service type
    External trade in services for non-financial enterprises, by service type1
    1st quarter 2025Change in per cent
    NOK millionShare4th quarter 2024 - 1st quarter 20251st quarter 2024 - 1st quarter 2025
    Exports
    All service types112 962100.0-9.96.1
    Contract work and repairs9 4868.4-9.25.2
    Services related to oil and gas exploration excluding surveying7 6636.8-13.55.2
    Building and construction projects9210.8-25.422.3
    Wholesale trade1 6841.5-29.5-3.5
    Sea and coastal water transport37 60833.3-3.3-4.7
    Transport by air and inland transport6 7516.0-12.649.0
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities, travel agency activities4 7844.2-9.8-0.2
    Post and telecommunication3 6693.2-5.611.5
    Renting of transportation, machinery and equipment1 9561.7-24.5-23.7
    IT services11 0719.86.021.9
    Research and development (R&D)1 7961.6-9.5-10.4
    Business services17 85315.8-16.513.6
    Leisure activities, cultural services and sports5920.5-12.9-28.4
    Other services7 1276.3-25.032.2
    Imports
    All service types99 459100.0-7.64.3
    Contract work and repairs8 9129.0-3.4-3.0
    Services related to oil and gas exploration excluding surveying10 86910.90.025.9
    Building and construction projects1 9922.0-2.629.4
    Wholesale trade5540.6-5.0-8.0
    Sea and coastal water transport9 7609.8-3.1-9.7
    Transport by air and inland transport5 3365.4-10.418.9
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities, travel agency activities12 00812.1-4.55.0
    Post and telecommunication1 7361.7-7.7-4.9
    Renting of transportation, machinery and equipment2 7992.8-16.621.7
    IT services17 01917.1-1.27.3
    Research and development (R&D)1 9041.9-11.113.3
    Business services18 81318.9-19.6-2.3
    Leisure activities, cultural services and sports1 1311.136.4-6.9
    Other services6 6276.7-11.51.8
    1The last five quarters are preliminary figures and can be revised.
    Explanation of symbols
  • External trade in services for non-financial enterprises, by major industry activity
    External trade in services for non-financial enterprises, by major industry activity1
    1st quarter 2025Change in per cent
    NOK millionShare4th quarter 2024 - 1st quarter 20251st quarter 2024 - 1st quarter 2025
    Exports
    All industries112 962100.0-9.96.1
    Mining and quarrying10 7359.5-15.78.9
    Manufacturing11 93810.6-9.114.1
    Construction9730.9-45.2-34.0
    Wholesale and retail trade2 1121.9-31.6-29.7
    Transportation and storage44 43939.3-5.6-4.8
    Information and communication16 37114.5-9.56.8
    Professional, scientific and technical activities14 54912.9-0.928.7
    Administrative and support service activities3 8653.4-18.52.6
    Other industries7 9797.1-20.473.9
    Imports
    All industries99 459100.0-7.64.3
    Mining and quarrying18 39918.51.615.5
    Manufacturing10 75710.8-22.9-8.1
    Construction1 5651.6-19.821.8
    Wholesale and retail trade9 2739.3-8.32.1
    Transportation and storage22 84523.0-5.42.6
    Information and communication17 59717.7-3.15.2
    Professional, scientific and technical activities9 2969.3-7.811.0
    Administrative and support service activities5 0135.0-14.7-6.3
    Other industries4 7124.7-10.31.9
    1The last five quarters are preliminary figures and can be revised.
    Explanation of symbols
  • External trade in services for non-financial enterprises, by service type. Last 5 quarters. NOK million
    External trade in services for non-financial enterprises, by service type. Last 5 quarters. NOK million1
    1st quarter 20242nd quarter 20243rd quarter 20244th quarter 20241st quarter 2025
    Balance11 105.018 535.012 297.017 699.013 503.0
    Exports
    All service types106 464119 234116 973125 348112 962
    Contract work and repairs9 01811 5969 67410 4529 486
    Services related to oil and gas exploration excluding surveying7 2868 2977 2618 8577 663
    Building and construction projects7531 0911 0461 234921
    Wholesale trade1 7451 5632 3462 3881 684
    Sea and coastal water transport39 45842 76742 01938 90937 608
    Transport by air and inland transport4 5316 7208 3727 7226 751
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities, travel agency activities4 7945 5405 9045 3034 784
    Post and telecommunication3 2913 4473 7443 8873 669
    Renting of transportation, machinery and equipment2 5652 3122 4972 5911 956
    IT services9 0819 6828 98710 44811 071
    Research and development (R&D)2 0051 5751 5281 9851 796
    Business services15 71617 85416 57321 39317 853
    Leisure activities, cultural services and sports827474478680592
    Other services5 3926 3156 5439 4987 127
    Imports
    All service types95 359100 699104 676107 64999 459
    Contract work and repairs9 1919 3749 6329 2218 912
    Services related to oil and gas exploration excluding surveying8 63310 59213 70110 87010 869
    Building and construction projects1 5391 5311 5782 0461 992
    Wholesale trade602623587583554
    Sea and coastal water transport10 81111 71911 09710 0769 760
    Transport by air and inland transport4 4884 8245 3175 9535 336
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities, travel agency activities11 43412 37213 29512 57412 008
    Post and telecommunication1 8251 7341 9611 8801 736
    Renting of transportation, machinery and equipment2 3003 1932 8863 3562 799
    IT services15 86714 93015 08117 22417 019
    Research and development (R&D)1 6811 9141 9332 1411 904
    Business services19 26120 57219 83323 41118 813
    Leisure activities, cultural services and sports1 2158478008291 131
    Other services6 5126 4756 9777 4866 627
    1The last five quarters are preliminary figures and can be revised.
    Explanation of symbols
  • External trade in services for non-financial enterprises, major industry activity. Last 5 quarters. NOK million
    External trade in services for non-financial enterprises, major industry activity. Last 5 quarters. NOK million1
    1st quarter 20242nd quarter 20243rd quarter 20244th quarter 20241st quarter 2025
    Balance11 105.018 535.012 297.017 699.013 503.0
    Exports
    All industries106 464119 234116 973125 348112 962
    Mining and quarrying9 85611 68310 82712 73110 735
    Manufacturing10 46612 21011 50613 13911 938
    Construction1 4743 5632 1331 776973
    Wholesale and retail trade3 0042 6572 7323 0892 112
    Transportation and storage46 67851 06250 98147 08644 439
    Information and communication15 32716 05715 86318 08216 371
    Professional, scientific and technical activities11 30211 64111 13014 68014 549
    Administrative and support service activities3 7664 6965 0934 7433 865
    Other industries4 5895 6656 70910 0227 979
    Imports
    All industries95 359100 699104 676107 64999 459
    Mining and quarrying15 93018 01721 16618 10718 399
    Manufacturing11 70612 83412 61813 96010 757
    Construction1 2852 1821 7821 9521 565
    Wholesale and retail trade9 0799 0299 16010 1079 273
    Transportation and storage22 27323 49823 66124 15822 845
    Information and communication16 73515 80216 30518 15117 597
    Professional, scientific and technical activities8 3769 0208 07810 0829 296
    Administrative and support service activities5 3505 8577 0195 8805 013
    Other industries4 6264 4604 8875 2524 712
    1The last five quarters are preliminary figures and can be revised.
    Explanation of symbols
  • Revisions from previous publication (per cent) by import/export, industry and time. Per cent
    Revisions from previous publication (per cent) by import/export, industry and time. Per cent1
    4th quarter 20231st quarter 20242nd quarter 20243rd quarter 20244th quarter 2024
    Imports
    All industries-1.40.40.81.0-1.1
    Mining and quarrying-0.6-0.10.00.1-1.1
    Manufacturing0.0-0.10.04.80.3
    Construction-0.8-0.2-1.8-5.6-12.9
    Wholesale and retail trade-3.28.814.114.89.3
    Transportation and storage0.00.4-0.8-0.40.3
    Information and communication-1.61.7-0.8-1.4-3.6
    Professional, scientific and technical activities-6.20.10.0-0.3-5.7
    Administrative and support service activities-0.20.45.00.31.0
    Other industries-3.9-14.4-5.5-6.9-7.1
    Exports
    All industries-0.1-0.2-1.9-0.9-0.9
    Mining and quarrying-0.1-0.10.1-3.10.8
    Manufacturing-1.71.5-0.81.0-5.4
    Construction-5.2-2.0-0.5-1.3-1.5
    Wholesale and retail trade-8.37.2-13.32.88.4
    Transportation and storage-0.30.40.50.30.0
    Information and communication4.50.4-0.8-0.4-2.0
    Professional, scientific and technical activities3.2-3.0-11.9-3.7-2.1
    Administrative and support service activities-7.5-3.1-0.2-2.70.0
    Other industries-5.7-5.2-5.1-5.5-0.6
    1The last five quarters are preliminary figures and can be revised.
    The table was updated at 15:30 pm on 30 November 2022.
    Explanation of symbols

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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