Norway vs Sweden: Investment in nonfinancial assets, Transactions
Investment in nonfinancial assets, Transactions over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 145.02 billion against 87.56 billion in Norway, a difference of 57.45 billion.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.7 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.17 billion | 22.90 billion | 1.27 billion | Norway |
| 2010s | 48.86 billion | 56.04 billion | 7.18 billion | Sweden |
| 2020s | 80.77 billion | 104.75 billion | 23.98 billion | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher investment in nonfinancial assets, transactions, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 145.02 billion against 87.56 billion in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in investment in nonfinancial assets, transactions between Norway and Sweden?
- 57.45 billion, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for investment in nonfinancial assets, transactions?
- Norway ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 4th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Investment in nonfinancial assets, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.