External finance, Overall in Norway
Norway: External finance, Overall was 1 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 90 countries
All-time high
1
in 1990
All-time low
0.375
in 1973
Years of data
42
1973–2014
External finance, Overall in Norway, 1973–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1 for external finance, overall in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, external finance, overall in Norway peaked at 1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.375, in 1973.
Norway ranks 1st of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
External finance, Overall in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.375 | — |
| 1974 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5 | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.625 | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.75 | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.75 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.875 | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3929 | 0.375 | 0.5 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9375 | 0.875 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.95 | 0.875 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 1 Austria 1 compare
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More economy & growth data for Norway
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -23.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7416 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0142 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,340 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.4463 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 978.78 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external finance, overall in Norway?
- External finance, overall in Norway was 1 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest external finance, overall recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1990.
- What is the lowest external finance, overall recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.375 in 1973.
- How does Norway rank for external finance, overall?
- Norway ranks 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is external finance, overall rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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