Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Norway
Norway: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP was 23.4% in 2002. ▲ Rising
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Norway, 1980–2002
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Norway is 23.4%, measured in 2002. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 161.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Norway peaked at 23.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1995.
That places Norway 29th out of 90 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.8% | — |
| 1981 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 8.4% | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 8.6% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 10.4% | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 12.9% | +24.0% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | +24.6% |
| 1988 | 16.7% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 16.3% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 13.1% | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 11.6% | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | -22.8% |
| 1993 | 7.9% | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | -17.3% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | +23.0% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +53.2% |
| 1998 | 17.6% | +54.4% |
| 1999 | 18.3% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 21.3% | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.4% | 7.8% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 6.0% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 21.3% | 23.4% | 3 |
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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 outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Norway?
- Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Norway was 23.4% in 2002, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1995.
- How does Norway rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Norway ranks 29th out of 90 countries with data for 2002.
- Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.1%. 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 international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international 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 intenational 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.