Statistics Norway has released a 160‑year overview of the country’s goods trade, highlighting major shifts in imports and exports. The report, published on 24 June 2026 and authored by Kurt Åge Wass, examines trade from 1866 to the present. In the 19th century, more than half of Norway’s imports were food, especially cereals, but by the 1950s food accounted for only about 10 % of import value, while consumer goods rose to roughly 30 %. Import composition also shifted from household‑dominated to producer‑dominated, reflecting industrialisation. Export patterns evolved from fish and timber (almost 80 % in 1866) to industrial goods in the 20th century, and from the 1960s onwards, oil and gas have become the main driver, now exceeding 60 % of export value.
Source: Statistics Norway (Statistisk sentralbyrå).
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