Norway
Visitor characteristics
- There are considerably more male than female visitors from Norway for business and miscellaneous trips
- About half of all visitor spend comes courtesy of visiting for a holiday
- More than four-in-five holiday visitors from Norway are making a repeat trip to Britain (excluding British nationals)
- 98% of departing visitors say they were made to feel either 'welcome' or ‘very welcome' in Britain
Popular activities
Sightseeing of Famous Buildings/ Monuments
Visited a Pub
Went Shopping
Global context
| Measure | 2017 |
|---|---|
| International tourism expenditure (US$bn) | 16.2 |
| Global rank for international tourism expenditure | 24 |
| Number of outbound visits (m) | 10.4 |
| Most visited destination | Sweden |
Key demographic and economic data
| Measure | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Population (m) | 5.3 |
| GDP per capita PPP (US$) | 64,940 |
| Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%) | 1.3 |
| Annual average GDP growth in the past year (%) | 1.7 |
Resources
Norway Market Profile (PDF, 2.81MB)
Norway Market Snapshot (PDF, 1.01MB)
Norway Aviation Profile (PDF, 444KB)
More resources
Find out where visitors from Norway to the UK reside in their own country (Excel, 172 KB, Published 2013)
Read about the preferences of Europeans towards tourism (PDF, 1.65MB, Published March 2015)
Find out what are perceived barriers to exploring beyond London for Norwegians (PDF, 904KB, Published July 2013)
Exchange rate
1 GBP = 11.0728 NOK
As of 17 April 2019
Retrieved from the Bank of England
