Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Norway
Norway: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was -134.19 billion in 2006. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Norway, 1950–2006
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Norway recorded -134.19 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2006. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.9% on the previous year and down 226.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Norway peaked at 123.43 billion in 1995 and was at its lowest, -134.19 billion, in 2006.
That places Norway 171st out of 178 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 130.00 million | — |
| 1951 | 540.00 million | +315.4% |
| 1952 | 780.00 million | +44.4% |
| 1953 | 370.00 million | -52.6% |
| 1954 | 30.00 million | -91.9% |
| 1955 | 250.00 million | +733.3% |
| 1956 | 800.00 million | +220.0% |
| 1957 | 1.00 billion | +25.0% |
| 1958 | 1.29 billion | +29.0% |
| 1959 | 2.08 billion | +61.2% |
| 1960 | 2.22 billion | +6.7% |
| 1961 | 1.71 billion | -23.0% |
| 1962 | 1.54 billion | -9.9% |
| 1963 | 1.93 billion | +25.3% |
| 1964 | 2.20 billion | +14.0% |
| 1965 | 3.33 billion | +51.4% |
| 1966 | 3.40 billion | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 4.57 billion | +34.4% |
| 1968 | 5.59 billion | +22.3% |
| 1969 | 5.21 billion | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 6.38 billion | +22.5% |
| 1971 | 7.12 billion | +11.6% |
| 1972 | 8.29 billion | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 8.67 billion | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 9.21 billion | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 12.01 billion | +30.4% |
| 1976 | 10.13 billion | -15.7% |
| 1977 | 9.44 billion | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 13.49 billion | +42.9% |
| 1979 | 16.84 billion | +24.9% |
| 1980 | 19.34 billion | +14.8% |
| 1981 | 26.31 billion | +36.0% |
| 1982 | 35.60 billion | +35.3% |
| 1983 | 35.42 billion | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 60.54 billion | +70.9% |
| 1985 | 63.87 billion | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 42.72 billion | -33.1% |
| 1987 | 16.26 billion | -61.9% |
| 1988 | 1.64 billion | -89.9% |
| 1989 | -3.24 billion | -297.9% |
| 1990 | 4.48 billion | -238.4% |
| 1991 | 32.67 billion | +629.5% |
| 1992 | 78.72 billion | +140.9% |
| 1993 | 121.41 billion | +54.2% |
| 1994 | 122.15 billion | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 123.43 billion | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 106.52 billion | -13.7% |
| 1997 | 54.04 billion | -49.3% |
| 1998 | 12.82 billion | -76.3% |
| 1999 | 31.42 billion | +145.1% |
| 2000 | 39.11 billion | +24.5% |
| 2001 | -16.64 billion | -142.5% |
| 2002 | -24.05 billion | +44.5% |
| 2003 | -24.70 billion | +2.7% |
| 2004 | -40.89 billion | +65.5% |
| 2005 | -86.64 billion | +111.9% |
| 2006 | -134.19 billion | +54.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 727.00 million | 30.00 million | 2.08 billion | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.17 billion | 1.54 billion | 5.59 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.16 billion | 6.38 billion | 16.84 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.85 billion | -3.24 billion | 63.87 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.77 billion | 4.48 billion | 123.43 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | -41.14 billion | -134.19 billion | 39.11 billion | 7 |
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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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Norway?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Norway was -134.19 billion in 2006, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 123.43 billion in 1995.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -134.19 billion in 2006.
- How does Norway rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Norway ranks 171st out of 178 countries with data for 2006.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 226.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.