Kuwait vs Norway: Claims on central government, etc.
Kuwait
-16.9%
in 2025
Norway
-15.0%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
178th
Norway rank
176th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Kuwait
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports -15.0% against -16.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Norway ahead.
Kuwait ranks 178th and Norway ranks 176th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -5.3% | 12.3% | 17.7% | Norway |
| 1970s | -8.5% | 11.3% | 19.9% | Norway |
| 1980s | -12.7% | 1.3% | 14.0% | Norway |
| 1990s | 67.3% | -3.1% | 70.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 11.0% | -10.2% | 21.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | -12.8% | -13.7% | 0.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | -22.7% | -15.5% | 7.2% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Kuwait or Norway?
- Norway, at -15.0% against -16.9% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Kuwait and Norway?
- 1.9%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Kuwait ranks 178th and Norway ranks 176th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.