Internet purchases by individuals in Norway
Norway: Internet purchases by individuals was 67.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Internet purchases by individuals in Norway, 2003–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of individuals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for internet purchases by individuals in Norway is 67.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internet purchases by individuals in Norway peaked at 67.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2003.
That places Norway 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Internet purchases by individuals in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage of individuals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 24.2% | — |
| 2004 | 31.1% | +28.5% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | +34.8% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 61.6% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 62.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | +4.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 67.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.8%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Norway's 67.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 48.2%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.8% | 24.2% | 54.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 53.4% | 67.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 5 Sweden 70.3% compare
- 6 Netherlands 69.9% compare
- 6 Netherlands 69.9% compare
- 9 Luxembourg 62.7% compare
- 10 Iceland 59.4% compare
- 11 Ireland 59.2% compare
More science & technology data for Norway
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 109.35 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 16.61 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.7601 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,756 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internet purchases by individuals in Norway?
- Internet purchases by individuals in Norway was 67.1% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest internet purchases by individuals recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 67.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest internet purchases by individuals recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2003.
- How does Norway rank for internet purchases by individuals?
- Norway ranks 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
- Is internet purchases by individuals rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Internet purchases by individuals (2002-2019). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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