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Norway: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)

729.50Bcurrent LCU · 2024+147.3% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Norway from 1972 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (current LCU)Note
2024729,503,000,000
2023884,866,000,000
20221,512,217,000,000
2021427,570,000,000
2020-65,950,000,000
2019269,948,000,000
2018299,449,000,000
2017176,848,000,000
2016138,779,000,000
2015197,423,000,000
2014295,007,000,000
2013351,752,000,000
2012424,803,000,000
2011392,420,000,000
2010304,891,000,000
2009272,844,000,000
2008512,950,000,000
2007412,563,000,000
2006399,223,000,000
2005294,318,000,000
2004204,212,000,000
2003132,999,000,000
2002140,346,000,000
2001217,146,000,000
2000232,165,000,000
199983,695,000,000
199852,785,000,000
199786,377,000,000
199666,672,000,000
199530,666,000,000
1994-7,614,000,000
1993-19,966,000,000
1992-19,408,000,000
19912,931,000,000
199013,742,000,000
198910,763,000,000
198820,414,000,000
198726,527,000,000
198640,822,000,000
198540,377,000,000
198426,931,000,000
198323,023,000,000
198215,690,000,000
198117,686,000,000
19809,747,000,000
1979-480,000,000
1978-2,136,000,000
1977501,000,000
19762,187,000,000
19753,621,000,000
19744,472,000,000
19734,518,000,000
19723,239,000,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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