Norway vs United States: Net acquisition of financial assets, Transactions (Statement)
Net acquisition of financial assets, Transactions (Statement) over time
- Norway
- United States
How they compare
Norway currently reports 852.18 billion against 470.43 billion in United States, a difference of 381.74 billion.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.8 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 33 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 335.99 billion | 175.54 billion | 160.45 billion | Norway |
| 2010s | 310.98 billion | 170.15 billion | 140.83 billion | Norway |
| 2020s | 949.73 billion | 341.39 billion | 608.35 billion | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net acquisition of financial assets, transactions, Norway or United States?
- Norway, at 852.18 billion against 470.43 billion in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net acquisition of financial assets, transactions between Norway and United States?
- 381.74 billion, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Norway and United States rank globally for net acquisition of financial assets, transactions?
- Norway ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Net acquisition of 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.