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NOK 100.44 billionAugust 2026Latest published observation

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History starts
January 1980
History ends
August 2026
Frequency
Monthly observations
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12 observations · January 1996 to December 1996

Selected historical observations
Date or periodValue · NOKSource
January 1996NOK 7.41 billionStatistics Norway (SSB)
February 1996NOK 6.66 billionStatistics Norway (SSB)
March 1996NOK 7.91 billionStatistics Norway (SSB)
April 1996NOK 8.22 billionStatistics Norway (SSB)
May 1996NOK 7.07 billionStatistics Norway (SSB)
June 1996NOK 5.45 billionStatistics Norway (SSB)
July 1996NOK 6.45 billionStatistics Norway (SSB)
August 1996NOK 8.74 billionStatistics Norway (SSB)
September 1996NOK 7.54 billionStatistics Norway (SSB)
October 1996NOK 7.42 billionStatistics Norway (SSB)
November 1996NOK 10.7 billionStatistics Norway (SSB)
December 1996NOK 6.85 billionStatistics Norway (SSB)

Norway trade balance history by year

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Norway trade balance history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)NOK 76.11 billionNOK 100.44 billionAugust 2026NOK 43.68 billionFebruary 2026▲ +26.17B
2025NOK 55.07 billionNOK 91.95 billionJanuary 2025NOK 38.78 billionDecember 2025▼ −53.18B
2024NOK 60.08 billionNOK 78.69 billionDecember 2024NOK 37.93 billionSeptember 2024▲ +13.41B
2023NOK 69.28 billionNOK 106.22 billionJanuary 2023NOK 43.84 billionMay 2023▼ −30.73B
2022NOK 135.98 billionNOK 230.31 billionAugust 2022NOK 96.93 billionFebruary 2022▲ +45.91B
2021NOK 53.37 billionNOK 145.05 billionDecember 2021NOK 18.33 billionMay 2021▲ +116.56B
2020NOK 883.25 millionNOK 15.94 billionJanuary 2020−NOK 9.4 billionJune 2020▼ −2.24B
2019NOK 13.14 billionNOK 26.15 billionJanuary 2019−NOK 1.24 billionSeptember 2019▼ −2.64B
2018NOK 24.16 billionNOK 32.72 billionOctober 2018NOK 16.89 billionApril 2018▼ −4.44B
2017NOK 14.94 billionNOK 25.71 billionJanuary 2017−NOK 4.99 billionNovember 2017▼ −839.00M
2016NOK 10.21 billionNOK 23.06 billionDecember 2016−NOK 3.37 billionAugust 2016▲ +6.03B
2015NOK 18.32 billionNOK 25.11 billionJuly 2015NOK 1.48 billionApril 2015▼ −8.78B
2014NOK 28.88 billionNOK 48.68 billionJanuary 2014NOK 18.17 billionJuly 2014▼ −19.20B
2013NOK 32.4 billionNOK 41.05 billionNovember 2013NOK 19.78 billionSeptember 2013▲ +3.59B
2012NOK 35.64 billionNOK 47.66 billionMarch 2012NOK 22.07 billionSeptember 2012▼ −8.17B
2011NOK 32.5 billionNOK 41.51 billionApril 2011NOK 25 billionMarch 2011▲ +3.60B
2010NOK 26.74 billionNOK 37.39 billionDecember 2010NOK 19.49 billionSeptember 2010▲ +3.70B
2009NOK 25.08 billionNOK 32.67 billionJanuary 2009NOK 19.28 billionSeptember 2009▼ −3.89B
2008NOK 37.39 billionNOK 42.35 billionMay 2008NOK 24.15 billionDecember 2008▼ −14.72B
2007NOK 27.2 billionNOK 39.51 billionDecember 2007NOK 23.16 billionMay 2007▲ +9.68B
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Norway trade balance history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2006NOK 30.93 billionNOK 40.62 billionJanuary 2006NOK 25.33 billionSeptember 2006▼ −12.05B
2005NOK 25.93 billionNOK 32.38 billionDecember 2005NOK 18.71 billionJune 2005▲ +8.10B
2004NOK 19.07 billionNOK 23.61 billionOctober 2004NOK 13.76 billionJune 2004▼ −5.67B
2003NOK 16.64 billionNOK 19.76 billionFebruary 2003NOK 10.85 billionJune 2003▲ +1.02B
2002NOK 16.38 billionNOK 20.38 billionMarch 2002NOK 11.76 billionJune 2002▲ +6.04B
2001NOK 19.68 billionNOK 26.21 billionJanuary 2001NOK 12.57 billionNovember 2001▼ −2.17B
2000NOK 18.91 billionNOK 25.69 billionNovember 2000NOK 13.14 billionApril 2000▲ +2.86B
1999NOK 7.37 billionNOK 14.41 billionNovember 1999NOK 2.05 billionFebruary 1999▲ +9.47B
1998NOK 1.83 billionNOK 6.21 billionJanuary 1998−NOK 1.45 billionDecember 1998▼ −7.66B
1997NOK 7.52 billionNOK 10.86 billionJanuary 1997NOK 4.52 billionJune 1997▼ −3.76B
1996NOK 7.53 billionNOK 10.7 billionNovember 1996NOK 5.45 billionJune 1996▼ −560.00M
1995NOK 4.77 billionNOK 6.7 billionJanuary 1995NOK 2.89 billionNovember 1995▼ −768.00M
1994NOK 4.29 billionNOK 5.96 billionNovember 1994NOK 1.58 billionMarch 1994▲ +1.23B
1993NOK 4.64 billionNOK 7.96 billionApril 1993NOK 1.26 billionSeptember 1993▼ −2.15B
1992NOK 4.7 billionNOK 6.19 billionMarch 1992NOK 3.39 billionFebruary 1992▼ −989.00M
1991NOK 4.59 billionNOK 7.72 billionSeptember 1991NOK 1.72 billionNovember 1991▼ −1.34B
1990NOK 3.46 billionNOK 6.7 billionOctober 1990−NOK 1.77 billionMay 1990▲ +2.61B
1989NOK 1.98 billionNOK 3.62 billionMay 1989−NOK 1.05 billionDecember 1989▼ −4.45B
1988−NOK 411.25 millionNOK 2.16 billionJanuary 1988−NOK 2.32 billionMarch 1988▼ −4.48B
1987−NOK 624.5 millionNOK 1.75 billionFebruary 1987−NOK 2.82 billionAugust 1987▼ −2.13B
1986−NOK 1.35 billionNOK 1.92 billionJanuary 1986−NOK 5.68 billionApril 1986▼ −2.17B
1985NOK 3.18 billionNOK 4.53 billionApril 1985NOK 1.67 billionNovember 1985▼ −63.00M
1984NOK 3.41 billionNOK 5.72 billionDecember 1984NOK 1.93 billionAugust 1984▲ +1.72B
1983NOK 2.75 billionNOK 4.73 billionDecember 1983NOK 1.14 billionJanuary 1983▲ +3.59B
1982NOK 1.12 billionNOK 2.02 billionDecember 1982−NOK 289 millionJune 1982▲ +474.00M
1981NOK 1.21 billionNOK 3.42 billionJune 1981−NOK 624 millionAugust 1981▼ −751.00M
1980NOK 672.5 millionNOK 1.63 billionDecember 1980−NOK 666 millionJuly 1980▲ +446.00M

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