Maritime profile: Norway

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
5.403 Millions
479 744 Millions current US$
257 870 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(o) 364 285 Km²
3.25 %
81 662 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2021
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building⁴
Ship recycling⁴
146.0 m/km²
147 257 GT
29 514 GT
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - Ownership⁶
24 300 Thousands DWT
1 665 ships
63 378 Thousands DWT
Container port throughput⁷
Number of seafarers⁸
Number of port calls⁹
808 100 TEU
(j) 22 887
696 827
WORLD SHARES FOR 2021
0.07 %3.25 %0.50 %0.72 %0.43 %1.14 %2.52 %2.99 %5.19 %0.24 %0.19 %1.91 %0.63 %0.10 %0.72 %1.23 %7.83 %0.85 %1.67 %2.58 %0.07 %3.25 %0.50 %0.72 %0.43 %1.14 %2.52 %2.99 %5.19 %0.24 %0.19 %1.91 %0.63 %0.10 %0.72 %1.23 %7.83 %0.85 %1.67 %2.58 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+89.6 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
103 759
130 657
103 915
160 106
Merchandise imports
55 488
77 330
76 424
97 764
Merchandise trade balance
48 271
53 327
27 491
62 342
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
1 %1 %15 %15 %69 %69 %6 %6 %10 %10 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
33 17130 92012 78212 59911 66633 17130 92012 78212 59911 666
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+17.5 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2021
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
54.6
44.1
43.5
43.8
Travel
11.7
11.3
11.7
4.8
Other services
32.1
42.8
42.8
48.7
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport services exports
16 279
18 262
18 103
17 635
Transport services imports
9 181
11 281
10 222
12 136
Transport services trade balance
7 097
6 980
7 881
5 499
NATIONAL FLEET
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+5.3 %
Fleet growth rate in 2021
Carrying capacity by type of ship⁵
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Total fleet
24 243.0
20 811.2
19 517.4
24 299.7
Oil tankers
10 971.0
9 356.8
5 849.2
8 292.4
Bulk carriers
6 866.0
4 046.3
5 566.2
6 169.9
General cargo
3 318.0
3 315.8
388.6
708.3
Container ships
72.0
7.3
0.0
3.1
Other types of ships
3 016.0
4 085.1
7 713.5
9 125.9
Fleet by type of ship⁵
(Number of ships)
121612431099611970236102921154021298881144021310281116102129879
LINER SHIPPING CONNECTIVITY
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Bilateral connectivity index - Top 10 partners in Q1 2021¹¹
Can only take values between 0 (minimum) and 1 (maximum)
0.2630.2470.2390.2340.2310.2260.2250.2250.2190.2180.2630.2470.2390.2340.2310.2260.2250.2250.2190.218
Liner shipping connectivity index¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China
10.910.410.410.510.510.39.810.810.811.610.610.310.29.510.08.58.58.68.29.39.610.410.310.311.011.210.410.310.310.310.510.510.410.010.110.810.311.111.211.211.39.811.710.99.99.79.69.310.510.210.110.710.89.89.68.710.510.19.49.38.87.27.37.2
PORT CALLS AND PERFORMANCE
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Port calls, time spent in ports, vessel age and size in 2021⁹
 
Number of arrivals
Median time
in port (days)
Avg age
of vessels
Avg size (GT)
of vessels
Avg cargo
carrying
capacity (DWT)
per vessel
Avg container
carrying
capacity (TEU)
per container ship
Maximum size (GT) of vessels
All ships
696 827
0.42
13
3 906
7 267
834
184 089
Liquid bulk carriers
6 385
0.60
15
11 881
19 263
..
170 618
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
976
0.85
10
10 754
11 890
..
47 057
Liquefied natural gas carriers
350
0.29
15
5 842
4 682
..
128 806
Dry bulk carriers
2 432
0.81
16
18 320
30 510
..
109 716
Dry breakbulk carriers
34 118
0.33
24
2 751
3 294
..
49 091
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
4 322
..
17
11 264
6 984
..
70 853
Container ships
3 209
0.35
16
8 796
..
834
37 071
Passenger ships
645 035
..
13
3 749
..
..
184 089
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2021¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China, Hong Kong SAR
6.05.35.35.45.74.94.55.25.76.05.65.65.64.34.74.24.34.24.95.05.05.64.94.85.45.95.64.94.95.56.25.76.16.06.16.15.86.87.37.06.86.76.15.65.56.05.85.55.15.04.75.45.45.85.85.15.45.45.24.94.84.84.84.86.05.75.45.65.66.46.17.07.07.26.15.65.65.66.05.75.55.85.85.75.75.34.64.55.45.44.14.44.44.64.54.54.75.15.05.14.94.75.16.46.15.05.65.15.05.04.84.55.24.64.65.35.34.44.14.65.25.25.04.93.94.34.34.65.75.76.16.16.15.35.26.26.46.45.85.85.74.54.53.94.04.95.05.05.35.35.35.35.25.25.25.25.15.15.05.15.14.75.25.44.94.34.34.34.24.24.24.34.64.24.24.34.24.24.24.24.14.14.44.44.44.44.84.84.84.24.33.86.16.16.16.16.16.46.16.86.86.86.56.56.64.44.43.94.04.33.83.84.24.24.24.24.04.04.04.14.04.04.14.24.23.02.92.42.81.81.81.83.03.03.03.03.03.63.63.73.73.73.73.73.73.73.73.53.63.63.83.83.83.63.73.75.95.96.26.16.16.15.96.15.85.85.05.05.04.24.23.13.53.83.83.84.24.24.24.23.73.73.73.63.63.63.53.53.53.23.34.23.63.03.03.02.52.52.52.52.51.61.61.62.22.22.22.22.22.22.42.22.22.22.22.22.21.81.81.3
Source: Detailed data sources are available in the documentation of the corresponding tables in the Data Center (http://stats.unctad.org/data_center). A link to these tables is provided in each section of the profile.
Notes:
1
Sum of exports and imports.
2
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
Coastline length based on data calculated in 2000 from the World Vector Shoreline database at 1:250,000 scale.
3
Sum of exports and imports. Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
4
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
5
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
6
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 1000 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
7
UNCTAD Secretariat, derived from various sources including Dynamar B.V. Publications, terminal operators and port authorities. Refers to year 2020.
8
Refers to year 2021. Source: BIMCO-ICS Manpower Report 2015 and BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report, 2021 edition.
9
UNCTAD Secretariat, based on data provided by MarineTraffic (http://marinetraffic.com). Ships of 1000 GT and above.
10
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
11
UNCTAD Secretariat, generated from data provided by MDS Transmodal (https://www.mdst.co.uk).
j
BIMCO/ICS uses 2018 data from European Maritime Safety Agency.
o
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
LNG:
Liquefied natural gas
LPG:
Liquefied petroleum gas
GDP:
Gross domestic product
GT:
Gross tons
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
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Generation date: 20 October 2022