Australia vs Norway: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Australia
-304.48 billion
in 2012
Norway
-134.19 billion
in 2006
Australia rank
173rd
Norway rank
171st

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • Australia
  • Norway
-300.0B-200.0B-100.0B0100.0B195019812012

How they compare

Norway currently reports -134.19 billion against -304.48 billion in Australia, a difference of 170.29 billion.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 173rd and Norway ranks 171st of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Norway Difference Ahead
1950s 1.02 billion 727.00 million 288.58 million Australia
1960s 1.32 billion 3.17 billion 1.85 billion Norway
1970s 2.85 billion 10.16 billion 7.30 billion Norway
1980s 7.60 billion 29.85 billion 22.25 billion Norway
1990s -27.80 billion 68.77 billion 96.57 billion Norway
2000s -121.65 billion -41.14 billion 80.51 billion Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Australia or Norway?
Norway, at -134.19 billion against -304.48 billion in Australia as of 2006.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Australia and Norway?
170.29 billion, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
57 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2006.
How do Australia and Norway rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Australia ranks 173rd and Norway ranks 171st of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
181 places, 7,519 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.