Norway vs Sweden: Loans, Financial assets, Transactions
Loans, Financial assets, Transactions over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 424.03 billion against 71.95 billion in Sweden, a difference of 352.09 billion.
That makes Norway's figure about 5.9 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 5th of 33 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.09 billion | 19.44 billion | 6.65 billion | Norway |
| 2000s | 40.50 billion | 21.68 billion | 18.83 billion | Norway |
| 2010s | 13.54 billion | 26.67 billion | 13.13 billion | Sweden |
| 2020s | 233.24 billion | 12.46 billion | 220.78 billion | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher loans, financial assets, transactions, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 424.03 billion against 71.95 billion in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in loans, financial assets, transactions between Norway and Sweden?
- 352.09 billion, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for loans, financial assets, transactions?
- Norway ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 5th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Loans, Financial 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.