International Monetary Fund · Public Sector
Norway: General Government Debt (IMF)
42.72percent · 2024+44.0% since 2014
Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the general government as a share of GDP. Annual figures for Norway from 1970 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42.719 | |
| 2023 | 44.212 | |
| 2022 | 36.111 | |
| 2021 | 41.641 | |
| 2020 | 46.112 | |
| 2019 | 40.558 | |
| 2018 | 39.413 | |
| 2017 | 38.257 | |
| 2016 | 37.938 | |
| 2015 | 34.334 | |
| 2014 | 29.661 | |
| 2013 | 31.427 | |
| 2012 | 30.908 | |
| 2011 | 29.611 | |
| 2010 | 42.952 | |
| 2009 | 42.544 | |
| 2008 | 47.545 | |
| 2007 | 49.515 | |
| 2006 | 52.587 | |
| 2005 | 42.327 | |
| 2004 | 43.829 | |
| 2003 | 43.078 | |
| 2002 | 33.945 | |
| 2001 | 27.233 | |
| 2000 | 28.668 | |
| 1999 | 24.959 | |
| 1998 | 23.574 | |
| 1997 | 25.757 | |
| 1996 | 28.446 | |
| 1995 | 32.738 | |
| 1994 | 50.643 | |
| 1993 | 53.652 | |
| 1992 | 44.995 | |
| 1991 | 39.242 | |
| 1990 | 28.944 | |
| 1989 | 32.338 | |
| 1988 | 32.43 | |
| 1987 | 38.519 | |
| 1986 | 45.996 | |
| 1985 | 36.921 | |
| 1984 | 35.212 | |
| 1983 | 35.405 | |
| 1982 | 38.488 | |
| 1981 | 43.395 | |
| 1980 | 47.683 | |
| 1979 | 56.893 | |
| 1978 | 53.436 | |
| 1977 | 46.571 | |
| 1976 | 40.791 | |
| 1975 | 39.082 | |
| 1974 | 37.787 | |
| 1973 | 40.263 | |
| 1972 | 41.565 | |
| 1971 | 41.071 | |
| 1970 | 41.067 |
Source
Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
The dataset for every country, with quality and provenance →
Cite or download
International Monetary Fund (2026). General Government Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-general-government-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
General Government Debt (IMF) in other countries
- Albania
- Australia
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Korea, Republic of
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Micronesia, Federated States of
- Moldova, Republic of
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Panama
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan, Province of China
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Thailand
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Viet Nam
- Yemen
Rank Norway against its region, see where publishers disagree, or ask a question in plain words on the Interva desk.