The economics of Norwegian industries
118 industries, 45,412 Norwegian companies, filed accounts for 2024. Pick an industry to see what its companies actually earn, what separates the top third from the weakest, and how profitability varies with size.
- Accounting and bookkeeping1,622 companies
- Activities of advertising agencies87 companies
- Activities of amusement parks and theme parks31 companies
- Activities of employment placement agencies37 companies
- Activities of excursion and event organisers33 companies
- Activities of fitness centres489 companies
- Activities of psychologists and psychotherapists, except medical doctors221 companies
- All other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.57 companies
- Architectural activities111 companies
- Auditing324 companies
- Beverage serving activities383 companies
- Building of civilian ships and floating structures65 companies
- Business and other management consultancy activities1,240 companies
- Central agencies for goods and transportation procurement67 companies
- Civil engineering activities120 companies
- Collection of non-hazardous waste50 companies
- Combined facilities support activities56 companies
- Computer consultancy and computer facilities management activities966 companies
- Computer programming activities864 companies
- Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities41 companies
- Construction of residential and non-residential buildings654 companies
- Construction of roads and motorways53 companies
- Dental practice care activities502 companies
- Development of building projects34 companies
- Distribution of electricity49 companies
- Electrical installation1,956 companies
- Event catering activities438 companies
- Floor and wall covering30 companies
- Freezing and further processing of fish, crustaceans and molluscs89 companies
- Freight coastal transport37 companies
- Freight transport by road389 companies
- Funeral and related activities33 companies
- General cleaning of buildings813 companies
- General primary education53 companies
- General secondary education39 companies
- Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers31 companies
- Hairdressing and barber activities516 companies
- Hotels and similar accommodation448 companies
- Intermediation service activities for real estate activities413 companies
- Investigation and private security activities45 companies
- Joinery installation1,300 companies
- Landscape service activities45 companies
- Legal activities481 companies
- Machining of metals92 companies
- Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes359 companies
- Manufacture of concrete products for construction purposes35 companies
- Manufacture of furniture40 companies
- Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures80 companies
- Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery44 companies
- Marine fishing45 companies
- Masonry and bricklaying activities31 companies
- Materials recovery44 companies
- Motion picture, video and television programme production activities44 companies
- Non-scheduled passenger transport by road47 companies
- Non-specialised retail sale of predominately food, beverages or tobacco296 companies
- Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco63 companies
- On-demand passenger transport service activities by vehicle with driver31 companies
- Operation of marine fish farms73 companies
- Operation of sports facilities70 companies
- Other education activities63 companies
- Other postal and courier activities45 companies
- Other real estate activities on a fee or contract basis50 companies
- Other services incidental to land transport n.e.c.31 companies
- Other software publishing121 companies
- Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.592 companies
- Other support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction65 companies
- Other support activities to arts and performing arts38 companies
- Other technical consultancy253 companies
- Painting and glazing1,004 companies
- Photographic activities248 companies
- Physiotherapy activities472 companies
- Plumbing installation2,053 companies
- Pre-primary education864 companies
- Production of electricity from hydropower35 companies
- Production of meat and poultry meat products34 companies
- Publishing of newspapers63 companies
- Refrigeration installation, heat pump installation and installation of fireplaces396 companies
- Rental and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment32 companies
- Rental and operating of own or leased real estate101 companies
- Repair and maintenance of civilian ships and boats65 companies
- Repair and maintenance of machinery66 companies
- Repair and maintenance of motor vehicles240 companies
- Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering67 companies
- Restaurant activities5,114 companies
- Retail sale of automotive fuel119 companies
- Retail sale of clothing116 companies
- Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers35 companies
- Retail sale of footwear and leather goods33 companies
- Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paints and glass61 companies
- Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods399 companies
- Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories33 companies
- Retail sale of motor vehicles140 companies
- Retail sale of other new goods213 companies
- Retail sale of sports equipment68 companies
- Roofing activities60 companies
- Service activities incidental to water transportation46 companies
- Sewerage30 companies
- Site preparation502 companies
- Slaughtering of fish, crustaceans and molluscs32 companies
- Support activities for fishing and aquaculture37 companies
- Technical testing and analysis49 companies
- Temporary employment agency activities and other human resource provisions270 companies
- Ventilation installation285 companies
- Vocational secondary education32 companies
- Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies35 companies
- Wholesale of clothing and footwear46 companies
- Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies60 companies
- Wholesale of household, office and shop furniture, carpets and lighting equipment44 companies
- Wholesale of information and communication equipment92 companies
- Wholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machinery61 companies
- Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories30 companies
- Wholesale of other household goods69 companies
- Wholesale of other machinery and equipment221 companies
- Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods126 companies
- Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products32 companies
- Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment86 companies
- Wired, wireless, and satellite telecommunication activities51 companies
- Work training and permanently adapted work175 companies