Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Norway

Norway: Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP was 47.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
47.1%
Change on year
up 28.4%
World rank
11th
of 26 countries
All-time high
47.1%
in 2020
All-time low
19.0%
in 2008
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Norway, 1995–2020

010203040501995200720201995: 24.3 %1996: 23.9 %1997: 24.3 %1998: 25.7 %1999: 23 %2000: 20.3 %2001: 21.1 %2002: 28.5 %2003: 25.7 %2004: 26.4 %2005: 21.9 %2006: 23.8 %2007: 25.5 %2008: 19 %2009: 37.8 %2010: 35.2 %2011: 32.8 %2012: 37.1 %2013: 34.9 %2014: 29.5 %2015: 31.8 %2016: 36.1 %2017: 37.3 %2018: 33.6 %2019: 36.7 %2020: 47.1 %

Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.

Analysis

Norway recorded 47.1% for outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 28.4% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Norway peaked at 47.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2008.

That places Norway 11th out of 26 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP (%) in Norway, 1995 to 2020.
Year % Change
1995 24.3%
1996 23.9% -1.5%
1997 24.3% +1.4%
1998 25.7% +6.1%
1999 23.0% -10.7%
2000 20.3% -11.8%
2001 21.1% +4.2%
2002 28.5% +34.6%
2003 25.7% -9.7%
2004 26.4% +2.9%
2005 21.9% -17.0%
2006 23.8% +8.5%
2007 25.5% +7.3%
2008 19.0% -25.8%
2009 37.8% +99.7%
2010 35.2% -7.0%
2011 32.8% -6.7%
2012 37.1% +12.9%
2013 34.9% -6.0%
2014 29.5% -15.5%
2015 31.8% +8.0%
2016 36.1% +13.5%
2017 37.3% +3.2%
2018 33.6% -9.8%
2019 36.7% +9.1%
2020 47.1% +28.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.3% 23.0% 25.7% 5
2000s 25.0% 19.0% 37.8% 10
2010s 34.5% 29.5% 37.3% 10
2020s 47.1% 47.1% 47.1% 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 8 Sweden 64.4% compare
  2. 9 Malaysia 57.6% compare
  3. 10 Thailand 52.8% compare
  4. 12 Brazil 45.7% compare
  5. 13 Switzerland 44.8% compare
  6. 14 Taiwan, China 34.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Norway?
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Norway was 47.1% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2008.
How does Norway rank for outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp?
Norway ranks 11th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
Is outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 547 data points, 1987–2020
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Total amount of domestic private debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers data on long-term bonds and notes, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): all issuers minus governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level domestic private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.