Kuwait vs Norway: Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net)
Kuwait
49.90 billion
in 2024
Norway
63.72 billion
in 2024
Kuwait rank
15th
Norway rank
12th
Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) over time
- Kuwait
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 63.72 billion against 49.90 billion in Kuwait, a difference of 13.82 billion.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Norway ahead.
Kuwait ranks 15th and Norway ranks 12th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.36 billion | 44.88 billion | 3.52 billion | Norway |
| 2010s | 41.33 billion | 35.21 billion | 6.13 billion | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 44.09 billion | 72.37 billion | 28.28 billion | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net), Kuwait or Norway?
- Norway, at 63.72 billion against 49.90 billion in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) between Kuwait and Norway?
- 13.82 billion, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net)?
- Kuwait ranks 15th and Norway ranks 12th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net incurrence of liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.