Expenditure of international tourism rose 8.64% to USD 17,800 mil in Norway in 2017, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in Norway reached an all time high of USD 20,166 mil in 2014 and an all time low of USD 4,481 mil in 1995. When compared to Norway's main peers, expenditure of international tourism in Denmark amounted to USD 9,640 mil, USD 6,675 mil in Finland, USD 1,664 mil in Iceland and USD 17,097 mil in Sweden in 2017.
Norway has been ranked 21st within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Australia | USD mil | 35,666 | 34,071 | 35,718 | 39,710 | 42,439 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | USD mil | 10,443 | 8,918 | 9,174 | 9,804 | 10,485 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Finland | USD mil | 6,326 | 5,786 | 6,199 | 6,740 | 7,223 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD mil | 101,737 | 85,334 | 87,412 | 97,163 | 103,502 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | USD mil | 972 | 998 | 1,268 | 1,664 | 1,829 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | USD mil | 10,263 | 9,800 | 9,932 | 10,945 | 13,171 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | USD mil | 23,655 | 20,234 | 20,189 | 22,301 | 23,359 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | USD mil | 4,108 | 3,721 | 4,010 | 4,463 | 4,603 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Norway | USD mil | 20,166 | 16,485 | 16,384 | 17,489 | 18,307 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | USD mil | 168 | 135 | 127 | 169 | 134 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | USD mil | 55,383 | 38,432 | 27,654 | 35,584 | 38,791 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | USD mil | 15,823 | 14,410 | 14,899 | 17,057 | 18,056 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD mil | 67,042 | 68,116 | 67,220 | 65,177 | 68,888 | ... | ... |
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