Bank capital to total assets in Norway
Norway: Bank capital to total assets was 6.0% in 2009. ▼ Falling
Bank capital to total assets in Norway, 1998–2009
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank capital to total assets in Norway is 6.0%, measured in 2009.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Norway peaked at 7.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2003.
Norway ranks 133rd of 139 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.9% | — |
| 1999 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +28.8% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.9% | 7.6% | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Norway
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1.08 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 55.94 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 62.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 62.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 62.43 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 11,126 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in Norway?
- Bank capital to total assets in Norway was 6.0% in 2009, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank capital to total assets recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2003.
- How does Norway rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Norway ranks 133rd out of 139 countries with data for 2009.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank capital to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of bank capital and reserves to total assets. Capital and reserves include funds contributed by owners, retained earnings, general and special reserves, provisions, and valuation adjustments. Capital includes tier 1 capital (paid-up shares and common stock), which is a common feature in all countries' banking systems, and total regulatory capital, which includes several specified types of subordinated debt instruments that need not be repaid if the funds are required to maintain minimum capital levels (these comprise tier 2 and tier 3 capital). Total assets include all nonfinancial and financial assets. Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.