Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Norway
Norway: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP was 25.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Norway, 1995–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Norway stood at 25.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.9% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Norway peaked at 25.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2008.
Norway ranks 25th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.3% | — |
| 1996 | 19.0% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 16.4% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 14.8% | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 25.1% | +124.9% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | -28.3% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +20.4% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +33.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 14.8% | 20.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 11.2% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 15.6% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Norway?
- Outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Norway was 25.1% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2008.
- How does Norway rank for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
- Norway ranks 25th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total amount of domestic public debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes, treasury bills, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): 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 public 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.