A Nordic nation in northwestern Europe that shares its long eastern border with Sweden, the Kingdom of Norway’s imports cost a total US$107.3 billion in 2025.

That dollar amount results from an 8.8% increase compared to $98.6 billion five years earlier during 2021.

Year over year, the total cost of Norway’s spending on imported products grew to an 8.7% gain from $98.7 billion in 2024.

Based on the average exchange rate for 2025, the Norwegian krone strengthened by 3.5% against the US dollar from 2024 to 2025. Norway’s stronger local currency made Norwegian imports paid for in weaker US dollars relatively less expensive when converted starting from the Norwegian krone.

Domestically, Norway’s inflation rate for average consumer prices averaged 2.599% in 2025 according to the International Monetary Fund, down from an average 3.145% for the prior year.

Norway’s Best Suppliers for its Imports

The latest available country-specific data shows that 67.8% of products imported into Norway was furnished by exporters in: mainland China (11.9% of the Norwegian total), Germany (11.8%), Sweden (10%), United States of America (7.1%), Denmark (4.2%), Netherlands (4.12%), United Kingdom (4.08%), Poland (3.9%), Italy (3.4%), France (2.9%), Finland (2.3%) and Brazil (2.1%).

From a continental perspective, approaching two-thirds (61.3%) of Norway’s total imports by value in 2025 was purchased from fellow European countries. Trade partners in Asia supplied over a fifth (21.9%) of import purchases by Norway while another 9.2% worth of goods originated from providers based in North America.

Smaller percentages came from exporters in Latin America (3.6%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (1.3%), then Oceania (0.3%) led by Australia, Marshall Islands and New Zealand.

Norway is not a member of the European Union. Nevertheless, 55.1% of Norwegian spending on imports was attributed to suppliers that are EU members. That percentage is greater than the 54.7% for 2024.

Given Norway’s population of 5.6 million people, its total US$107.3 billion in 2025 imports translates to roughly $19,100 in yearly product demand from every person in the northernmost Scandinavian Peninsula country. That per-capita amount surpasses the average $17,700 for 2024.

Norway’s Top 10 Imports

The following product groups represent the highest dollar value in Norway’s import purchases during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each product category represents in terms of overall imports into Norway.

1. Machinery including computers: US$16.2 billion (15.1% of total imports)
2. Vehicles: $12.3 billion (11.5%)
3. Electrical machinery, equipment: $10.7 billion (9.9%)
4. Mineral fuels including oil: $5.6 billion (5.2%)
5. Articles of iron or steel: $5.3 billion (4.9%)
6. Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $3.6 billion (3.4%)
7. Pharmaceuticals: $3.2 billion (3%)
8. Furniture, bedding, lighting, signs, prefab buildings: $2.89 billion (2.7%)
9. Plastics, plastic articles: $2.85 billion (2.7%)
10. Inorganic chemicals: $2.4 billion (2.3%)

Norway’s top 10 imports generated over three-fifths (60.7%) of the overall value of its product purchases from other countries.

Vehicles posted a 22.2% acceleration in Norway’s spending on products classified under that top import category from 2024 to 2025.

The remaining import purchases that benefited from double-digit percentage increases were for items made from iron or steel (up 14.8%), electrical machinery and equipment (up 13.1%) then optical, technical or medical apparatus (up 12.4%).

The lone decliner was for Norway’s imports of mineral fuels including oil (down -15% from 2024).

Drilling down to the more granular 4-digit level, Norwegian importers spent the most on the following imported commodities: cars (6.9% of total spending), computers including optical readers (3.3%), processed petroleum oils (also 3.3%), phone devices including smartphones (2.3%), medication mixes in dosage (1.9%), trucks (1.7%), miscellaneous iron or steel structures (also 1.7%), nickel matte or oxide sinters (1.6%), aluminum oxide or hydroxide (1.3%) then taps, valves or similar appliances (also 1.3%).

More details about major import product categories are presented in the sections below.

Norway’s Most Valuable Imported Machinery Including Computers

In 2025, Norwegian importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of machinery including computers.

1. Computers, optical readers: US$3.6 billion (down -2.5% from 2024)
2. Taps, valves, similar appliances: $1.3 billion (up 32.6%)
3. Turbo-jets: $1 billion (down -10.3%)
4. Machinery parts: $953.2 million (down -6.3%)
5. Miscellaneous machinery: $890 million (down -0.3%)
6. Centrifuges, filters and purifiers: $562.4 million (up 13.7%)
7. Air or vacuum pumps: $539.7 million (up 26.1%)
8. Liquid pumps and elevators: $516.3 million (up 14.6%)
9. Heavy machinery (bulldozers, excavators, road rollers): $505.9 million (up 16.2%)
10. Refrigerators, freezers: $445.7 million (up 19.9%)

Among these import subcategories, Norwegian purchases of taps, valves or similar appliances (up 32.6%), air or vacuum pumps (up 26.1%) then refrigerators and freezers (up 19.9%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.

These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported machinery including computers among Norwegian businesses and consumers.

Norway’s Most Valuable Imported Vehicles Products

In 2025, Norwegian importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of road vehicles.

1. Cars: US$7.4 billion (up 31.2% from 2024)
2. Trucks: $1.9 billion (up 6.1%)
3. Automobile parts/accessories: $1.1 billion (up 7.6%)
4. Tractors: $432.8 million (down -2%)
5. Public-transport vehicles: $405.3 million (up 80.1%)
6. Trailers: $351.6 million (up 4.8%)
7. Motorcycles: $203.5 million (up 7.5%)
8. Armored vehicles, tanks: $185.2 million (up 90.5%)
9. Special purpose vehicles: $102.5 million (down -11%)
10. Motorcycle parts/accessories: $83.8 million (up 4.8%)

Among these import subcategories, Norwegian purchases of armored vehicles including tanks (up 90.5%), public-transport vehicles (up 80.1%) then cars (up 31.2%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.

These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported vehicles among Norwegian businesses and consumers.

Norway’s Most Valuable Imported Electronics Products

In 2025, Norwegian importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of electronics-related goods.

1. Phone devices including smartphones: US$2.4 billion (up 13.6% from 2024)
2. Insulated wire/cable: $866.7 million (up 9.4%)
3. Electrical converters/power units: $812.9 million (up 4.4%)
4. Lower-voltage switches, fuses: $574.8 million (up 16%)
5. Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels: $561.4 million (up 34.9%)
6. TV receivers/monitors/projectors: $531.5 million (up 7.5%)
7. Electric water heaters, hair dryers: $395.3 million (up 5.5%)
8. Electric storage batteries: $393.7 million (up 8.1%)
9. Microphones/headphones/amps: $366.4 million (up 8.3%)
10. Carbon electrodes, brushes: $355.4 million (up 4.2%)

Among these import subcategories, Norwegian purchases of electrical or optical circuit boards and panels (up 34.9%), lower-voltage switches and fuses (up 16%) then phone system devices including smartphones (up 13.6%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.

These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported electronics-related goods among Norwegian businesses and consumers.

Norway’s Most Valuable Imported Mineral Fuels Products

In 2025, Norwegian importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of mineral fuels including oil and related products.

1. Processed petroleum oils: US$3.5 billion (down -24.1% from 2024)
2. Crude oil: $772.5 million (up 11.8%)
3. Electrical energy: $494.9 million (up 11.9%)
4. Petroleum oil residues: $329.6 million (down -3.2%)
5. Coal, solid fuels made from coal: $155.5 million (down -9.5%)
6. Coke, semi-coke: $146.2 million (down -3.4%)
7. Tar pitch, coke: $106.5 million (up 7.3%)
8. Petroleum gases: $55.8 million (up 36.4%)
9. Petroleum jelly, mineral waxes: $9 million (down -0.6%)
10. Asphalt/petroleum bitumen mixes: $8.8 million (up 34.4%)

Among these import subcategories, Norwegian purchases of petroleum gases (up 36.4%), asphalt or petroleum bitumen mixes (up 34.4%) then electrical energy (up 11.9%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.

These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported mineral fuels including oil plus related products among Norwegian businesses and consumers.
 

See also Norway’s Top Trading Partners, Norway’s Top 10 Exports and Top EU Import Countries

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Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook: Country Profiles. Accessed on March 17, 2026

Imported Consumer Products, Norway’s Top 100 Imported Consumer Products. Accessed on March 17, 2026

International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on March 17, 2026

International Monetary Fund, Exchange Rates selected indicators (National Currency per U.S. dollar, period average). Accessed on March 17, 2026

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on March 17, 2026

Wikipedia, Norway. Accessed on March 17, 2026