October 2011
Norway
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  4 885 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  414 462 Merchandise  31 36
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  277 941 excluding intra-EU trade 21 24
Current account balance (million US$, 2010)  53 243 Commercial services 25 24
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  62 121 excluding intra-EU trade 14 15
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   72.6
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   105 1 -1 0
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)  a   99 0 -4 ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)  a   109 2 -11 ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.896
Trade Policy Review 22, 24 October 2008 Import duties collected (%, 2007-2009)
GPA accession  1 January 1996 in total tax revenue 0.3
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 0.3
Tariff binding coverage (%)    100 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   4
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 22 - 6
All goods   20.1   7.0 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   131.1   49.4 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   3.1   0.5 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   10.6   6.8 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 4 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   46.3 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 2 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   96.2 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   111 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  131 395 5 -33 14
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  77 252 7 -24 12
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    0.86 Share in world total imports  0.50
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   7.7 Agricultural products 9.4
Fuels and mining products   70.6 Fuels and mining products 14.2
Manufactures   18.0 Manufactures 74.4
  By main destination   By main origin
1. European Union (27)   81.2 1. European Union (27)   63.3
2. United States   5.0 2. China   8.5
3. China   1.7 3. United States   5.5
4. Canada   1.7 4. Canada   3.2
5. Korea, Republic of   1.6 5. Korea, Republic of   3.0
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  40 106   7 -15 5
Commercial services imports (million US$)  41 839   8 -18 15
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   1.09   Share in world total imports 1.19
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   39.5   Transportation 27.3
Travel   11.5   Travel 33.5
Other commercial services   49.0   Other commercial services 39.2
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2008 Trademark registrations by office, 2009
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
  377  1 254  1 631  2 401  2 372  6 761  11 534
                         
a  Refers to 2009 and to the average annual percentage change for 2005-2009.