Norway vs Sweden: Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions
Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 116.31 billion against 67.16 billion in Norway, a difference of 49.15 billion.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.7 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 13th of 33 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.63 billion | -79.60 billion | 99.23 billion | Norway |
| 2000s | 33.60 billion | -18.94 billion | 52.55 billion | Norway |
| 2010s | 10.31 billion | -2.74 billion | 13.05 billion | Norway |
| 2020s | 50.99 billion | 37.23 billion | 13.76 billion | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt securities, liabilities, transactions, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 116.31 billion against 67.16 billion in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in debt securities, liabilities, transactions between Norway and Sweden?
- 49.15 billion, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for debt securities, liabilities, transactions?
- Norway ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 13th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.