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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: 2 September 2025
Next update: 2 December 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
    2nd quarter 20252nd quarter 2024 - 2nd quarter 20251st quarter 2025 - 2nd quarter 2025
    Exports111.1-6.7-2.1
    Imports101.91.22.5
    Trade balance9.3-49.8-34.2
    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
    2nd quarter 2025Change in per cent
    NOK millionShare1st quarter 2025 - 2nd quarter 20252nd quarter 2024 - 2nd quarter 2025
    Exports
    All service types111 137100.0-2.1-6.7
    Contract work and repairs10 0409.01.6-12.8
    Services related to oil and gas exploration excluding surveying7 2176.5-5.8-13.0
    Building and construction projects1 6821.582.454.2
    Wholesale trade1 7681.64.813.1
    Sea and coastal water transport36 50832.8-3.0-14.6
    Transport by air and inland transport6 9356.23.83.2
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities, travel agency activities4 3393.9-9.2-21.7
    Post and telecommunication3 7243.46.28.0
    Renting of transportation, machinery and equipment2 6142.433.813.1
    IT services9 9729.0-13.22.9
    Research and development (R&D)1 8341.7-1.216.4
    Business services17 35915.6-2.6-2.8
    Leisure activities, cultural services and sports5280.5-18.011.4
    Other services6 6176.0-5.44.8
    Imports
    All service types101 858100.02.51.2
    Contract work and repairs9 5259.47.31.6
    Services related to oil and gas exploration excluding surveying11 04610.81.64.3
    Building and construction projects2 3042.320.450.5
    Wholesale trade6980.726.212.0
    Sea and coastal water transport9 7509.61.1-16.8
    Transport by air and inland transport5 7065.69.818.3
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities, travel agency activities12 24512.05.7-1.0
    Post and telecommunication1 6461.6-4.7-5.1
    Renting of transportation, machinery and equipment2 9452.95.2-7.8
    IT services16 30416.0-4.99.2
    Research and development (R&D)1 8291.8-4.5-4.4
    Business services19 97719.62.5-2.8
    Leisure activities, cultural services and sports1 2091.2-16.942.7
    Other services6 6746.66.63.1
    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
    2nd quarter 2025Change in per cent
    NOK millionShare1st quarter 2025 - 2nd quarter 20252nd quarter 2024 - 2nd quarter 2025
    Exports
    All industries111 137100.0-2.1-6.7
    Mining and quarrying10 0089.0-7.1-14.3
    Manufacturing12 00010.8-2.9-1.0
    Construction1 5111.451.7-57.6
    Wholesale and retail trade2 5642.320.5-3.5
    Transportation and storage44 51340.10.2-12.8
    Information and communication16 27114.6-1.61.5
    Professional, scientific and technical activities12 98911.7-9.811.6
    Administrative and support service activities4 8454.423.73.2
    Other industries6 4375.8-19.412.9
    Imports
    All industries101 858100.02.51.2
    Mining and quarrying18 26017.9-0.81.3
    Manufacturing12 12711.914.0-5.4
    Construction1 6501.6-4.3-24.4
    Wholesale and retail trade8 0277.9-10.4-11.1
    Transportation and storage23 93523.55.01.9
    Information and communication16 92016.6-6.07.1
    Professional, scientific and technical activities9 9909.88.210.8
    Administrative and support service activities5 6465.512.6-3.6
    Other industries5 3035.213.818.9
    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
    2nd quarter 20243rd quarter 20244th quarter 20241st quarter 20252nd quarter 2025
    Balance18 472.012 278.017 937.014 112.09 279.0
    Exports
    All service types119 160116 941125 602113 534111 137
    Contract work and repairs11 5109 59010 5679 88310 040
    Services related to oil and gas exploration excluding surveying8 2977 2618 8577 6647 217
    Building and construction projects1 0911 0461 2349221 682
    Wholesale trade1 5632 3462 3881 6871 768
    Sea and coastal water transport42 76742 01938 96737 65336 508
    Transport by air and inland transport6 7208 3727 7506 6826 935
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities, travel agency activities5 5405 9045 3034 7784 339
    Post and telecommunication3 4473 7443 8873 5053 724
    Renting of transportation, machinery and equipment2 3122 4972 5911 9542 614
    IT services9 6949 03910 50111 4909 972
    Research and development (R&D)1 5751 5281 9851 8571 834
    Business services17 85416 57321 39317 82017 359
    Leisure activities, cultural services and sports474478680644528
    Other services6 3156 5439 4986 9956 617
    Imports
    All service types100 688104 663107 66599 422101 858
    Contract work and repairs9 3749 6329 2218 8739 525
    Services related to oil and gas exploration excluding surveying10 59213 70110 87010 86911 046
    Building and construction projects1 5311 5782 0461 9142 304
    Wholesale trade623587583553698
    Sea and coastal water transport11 71911 09710 0769 6489 750
    Transport by air and inland transport4 8245 3175 9555 1955 706
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities, travel agency activities12 37213 29512 57411 58812 245
    Post and telecommunication1 7341 9611 8801 7271 646
    Renting of transportation, machinery and equipment3 1932 8863 3562 7992 945
    IT services14 93015 07817 24717 13616 304
    Research and development (R&D)1 9141 9332 1411 9151 829
    Business services20 56119 82323 40219 49119 977
    Leisure activities, cultural services and sports8478008291 4551 209
    Other services6 4756 9777 4866 2586 674
    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
    2nd quarter 20243rd quarter 20244th quarter 20241st quarter 20252nd quarter 2025
    Balance18 472.012 278.017 937.014 112.09 279.0
    Exports
    All industries119 160116 941125 602113 534111 137
    Mining and quarrying11 68310 82712 73110 77710 008
    Manufacturing12 12411 42113 25412 36212 000
    Construction3 5632 1331 7769961 511
    Wholesale and retail trade2 6572 7323 0892 1272 564
    Transportation and storage51 06250 98147 17244 43344 513
    Information and communication16 02915 87618 09516 53916 271
    Professional, scientific and technical activities11 64111 13014 68014 39912 989
    Administrative and support service activities4 6965 0934 7433 9174 845
    Other industries5 7046 74910 0627 9836 437
    Imports
    All industries100 688104 663107 66599 422101 858
    Mining and quarrying18 01721 16618 10718 40318 260
    Manufacturing12 82312 60513 95110 64112 127
    Construction2 1821 7821 9521 7251 650
    Wholesale and retail trade9 0299 16010 1078 9598 027
    Transportation and storage23 49823 66124 16122 79523 935
    Information and communication15 80216 30518 15117 99516 920
    Professional, scientific and technical activities9 0208 07810 0829 2339 990
    Administrative and support service activities5 8577 0195 8805 0125 646
    Other industries4 4604 8875 2754 6585 303
    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
    1st quarter 20242nd quarter 20243rd quarter 20244th quarter 20241st quarter 2025
    Imports
    All industries0.00.00.00.00.0
    Mining and quarrying0.00.00.00.00.0
    Manufacturing0.0-0.1-0.1-0.1-1.1
    Construction0.00.00.00.010.2
    Wholesale and retail trade0.00.00.00.0-3.4
    Transportation and storage0.00.00.00.0-0.2
    Information and communication0.00.00.00.02.3
    Professional, scientific and technical activities0.00.00.00.0-0.7
    Administrative and support service activities0.00.00.00.00.0
    Other industries0.00.00.00.4-1.2
    Exports
    All industries0.0-0.10.00.20.5
    Mining and quarrying0.00.00.00.00.4
    Manufacturing-0.5-0.7-0.70.93.5
    Construction0.00.00.00.02.4
    Wholesale and retail trade0.00.00.00.00.7
    Transportation and storage0.00.00.00.20.0
    Information and communication0.0-0.20.10.11.0
    Professional, scientific and technical activities0.00.00.00.0-1.0
    Administrative and support service activities0.00.00.00.01.4
    Other industries0.00.70.60.40.0
    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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